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1
What is a soliloquy?
A term for the opening speech of the play
Speech that is at the end of the play
A term that refers to the soul of a character
A speech by a character thinking out loud
2
Who is trying to woo Juliet at her balcony?
Ronaldo
Romero
Ron
Romeo
3
What is the term used for underneath the stage?
Hell
Beneath
Lower Stage
The Underworld
4
Who is Christopher Marlowe?
Playwright before Shakespeare
An Actor
A Merchant of Venice
A made up character in Shakespeare in Love
5
Where was Shakespeare buried?
Westminster Abbey
Holy Trinity Church
Edinburgh
Holy Spiritus Sanctus
6
Who took over Queen Elizabeth I after she died in 1603?
Queen Elizabeth II
King George V
King James I
King Lear
7
Why do we study Shakespeare's plays?
His characters are compelling
He is a master of language
His plays are about the nature of humanity
His themes transcend time
8
Queen Elizabeth hated the theatre.
FALSE
TRUE
9
What year was Shakespeare born?
1550
1564
1579
1603
10
Shakespeare's death is a mystery
FALSE
TRUE
11
What happens at the end of a tragedy?
Everyone dies
Everyone turns into an animal
Everyone falls in love
Everyone is happy
12
When do historians think Shakespeare was in London?
Late 1600s
Late 1570s
Late 1590s
Late 1580s
13
Who played the women in Shakespeare plays?
Women
Children
Men
14
Who did Shakespeare marry?
Anna Kent
Anne Hathaway
Anna Hathi
Annette Hathaway
15
Who is Richard Burbage?
Owed Shakespeare money
Wanted Shakespeare to marry his daughter
A Lord in Shakespeare's time
Actor in Shakespeare's plays
16
When women are offered for marriage father's are supposed to pay a...?
Debt
Dollar
Dowry
Mortgage
17
What year did Shakespeare die?
1619
1616
1614
1670
18
Shakespeare invented the word "bedroom".
TRUE
FALSE
19
Who was the Queen during the time of Shakespeare?
Queen Victoria
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Beyonce
Queen Elizabeth II
20
What is the "Wooden O"?
Advertising for Othello
The Globe Theatre
A prop in a play
The stage
