Mrs. Matuska's ENGL I: Intro to Shakespeare Review

Question 1

a social philosophy that sought to discover human wisdom is known as:

Accepted Answer

humanism

Question 2

characters alike in many ways but whose differences are significantly meaningful to the work

Accepted Answer

foil

Question 3

actors playing ghosts/witches could rise/descend through the door built into the main stage

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trap door

Question 4

a humorous scene, incident, or speech that relieves the emotional intensity of a literary work

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comic relief

Question 5

a character's remark (to audience or other character) that others on stage pretend to not hear

Accepted Answer

aside

Question 6

True/False: Most of Shakespeare's 37 plays are based on a previously written work.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 7

the part of a stage where the main action of the play takes place, especially outdoor scenes

Accepted Answer

the main stage

Question 8

True/False: By using a foil, a writer highlights the other character's traits and/or attitudes

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

William Shakespeare is considered to be which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A and B

Question 10

the "chamber" used for most bedroom and balcony scenes

Accepted Answer

upper stage

Question 11

True/False: Props, sound effects, and dialogue provide details about the scene in a play

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

a system of sponsorship in which noblemen and women sponsored (paid) a poet or playwright

Accepted Answer

patronage

Question 13

someone nobly born whose character flaws lead to his/her downfall

Accepted Answer

tragic hero

Question 14

True/False: Elizabeth I was a strong supporter of culture and the arts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

devices theater audiences accept as realistic even thought they are not necessarily lifelike

Accepted Answer

dramatic conventions

Question 16

True/False: In Shakespeare's day, women were members of English acting companies

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

a drama that ends in catastrophe/death for the main character

Accepted Answer

tragedy

Question 18

True/False: Elizabethan theater relied heavily on details provided by the playwright

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

The time period in which Queen Elizabeth reigned is often called:

Accepted Answer

the Elizabethan Age

Question 20

unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 21

True/False: Elizabethan spelling was standardized

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

Queen Elizabeth was the patron of which acting company?

Accepted Answer

The Leichester's Men

Question 23

Most dialogue in Shakespearean drama is written in what form?

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 24

True/False: The color of the flag flown from The Globe indicated what type of play was showing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

a poetic line that contains five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable

Accepted Answer

iambic pentameter

Question 26

True/False: Elizabethans despised anything to do with the supernatural.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

True/False: In Shakespeare's time, members of the upper class often became patrons of the arts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

a speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage

Accepted Answer

soliloquy

Question 29

Shakespeare helped establish which of the following theaters on the banks of the River Thames?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 30

The acting company in which Shakespeare began is known as:

Accepted Answer

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 31

True/False: Elizabethans were very superstitious

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

True/False: During the Renaissance, imitation was looked down upon and considered cheating.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

True/False: Elizabethans believed in fate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Foil characters, soliloquies, asides, and allusions are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

dramatic conventions

Question 35

True/False: During the reign of Elizabeth I, artists of all types were highly esteemed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

True/False: Shakespeare coined more words/phrases/expressions to English than any other writer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Shakespeare started his literary career during the reign of:

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 38

True/False: The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the audience know what a character is thinking

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

True/False: In the Elizabethan era, religious references were mocked and made fun of.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

the stage used mostly for indoor scenes; had a curtain that could be closed for scene changes

Accepted Answer

the inner stage

Question 41

The ceiling over the stage that protected the actors from weather and represented the sky

Accepted Answer

the heavens

Question 42

the idea that God established the king's position on the throne/people were born into classes

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the Great Chain of Being

Question 43

dressing and storage rooms where actors rested between scenes and changed costumes

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tiring house

Question 44

James Burbage built the first permanent construction for the performance of plays, called:

Accepted Answer

The Theater

Question 45

a brief reference in a work to something outside the work that the audience would know

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 46

Which of the following are categories of Shakespeare's plays?

Accepted Answer

Histories, Comedies, and Tragedies

Question 47

The Renaissance was marked by a renewed interest in:

Accepted Answer

science, commerce, philosophy, and the arts

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