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Have no fear it's time for Shakespeare
Have no fear it's time for Shakespeare
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Shakespeare Day
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1
What type of pun is this?
homograph
homophone
compound pun
2
What does Romeo compare his lips to when he is flirting with Juliet?
Priests
Penguins
Pilgrims
Pinetrees
3
In which Italian city does "Romeo and Juliet" take place?
Rome
Verona
Venice
Siena
4
What type of pun is this?
homophone
compound pun
homograph
5
What is one reason English drama was so popular under Elizabeth I and James I?
The language of drama was less artificial than thatof poetry
People were very busy and it only lasted 30 minutes.
There was free beer for the entire audience.
6
Sir Henry Unton's blood was tapped as doctors thought that this would:
Make nice red paint.
Be good for him to drink.
Make God happy.
Help reduce his temperature.
7
Complete the quote: "All the world's a.."
joke
mess
stage
8
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
22
42
52
32
9
"That tend on mortal thoughts! unsex me here," is a line from which Shakespeare play?
Twelfth Night
Romeo and Juliet
As You Like It
Macbeth
10
Who does Olivia fall in love with at first in Twelfth Night?
Duke Orsino
Juliet
Viola
Sebastian
11
Which of these was one of the four 'humours'?
Melancholic
Chronic
Quixotic
Moronic
12
Who played women in Shakespeare’s plays?
old men
married women
eunuchs
young boys
13
What type of pun is this?
Homographic pun
Compound pun
Homophonic pun
14
The structure of an Elizabethan Theatre included a:
Large cellar called hell
Resting room where actors could relax between acts
Working kitchen
15
How many lines are there in a Shakespearean sonnet?
10
16
14
12
16
How many syllables do you find in a line that uses iambic pentameter?
8
10
12
5
17
Shakespeare's wife shared a name with which Hollywood actor:
Emma Watson
Jennifer Lawrence
Anna Hathaway
Kristen Stewart
18
Complete the quote: "To thine own self be.."
True
Awesome
False
19
What does 'memento mori' mean?
Remember to love somebody
Remember that you are going to die
Bring me back a gift
You forgot my birthday, you moron.
20
Shakespeare took up writing poetry (sonnets) when:
he met Anne Hathaway and wanted to impress her
the theatres were closed because of the plague
he wanted to become a literature professor at Oxford
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Elizabethan drama:
Rarely included a relevant theme.
Emphasized man’s close ties to nature.
Often included the themes of order and hierarchy.
