Shakespeare Background and Vocab Flashcards

1

final part of a story

the end
prologue
exodus
denouement

2

Shakespeare gets money from

his actors
The gate
selling plays
the queen

3

Shakespeare was a part of which group?

Lord Chamberlain's actors
The Londoners
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Queens Entertainment Group

4

People though Shakespeare was

good and polite
a witch
mean and evil
respectful and stupid

5

When did Shakespeare retire?

1620
1640
1610
1630

6

the author's feeling towards its subject

tone
chorus
tragedy
mood

7

Anne does not go to London because

All of the above
She hates William
She watches the children
She is a Puritan

8

comparing two unlike things using like or as

simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor

9

a long speech expressing the thoughts of a character ALONE on stage

aside
denouement
soliloquy
metaphor

10

Shakespeare wrote _______ plays

17
42
27
37

11

A play on words based on different meaning of words that sound alike

prologue
pun
tone
simile

12

Romeo went to school for how long?

For 4 years
Through high school
For 12 years
Through grammar school

13

Shakespeare's wife's name is

Anne Hathaway
Anne Barge
Amy Barr
Amy Hathway

14

Shakespeare's children are

Hamlet, Judith, Jessica
William, Hamnet, Susana
Bob, Joe, Ross
Hamnet, Susana, Judith

15

a short speech delivered by a characters that the audience hears but the actors do not

prologue
soliloquy
aside
denouement

Shakespeare Background and Vocab

Questions 15

Shakespeare Background and Vocab

Questions 15