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Introduction to Shakespeare
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1
"Jumbo shrimp" is an example of...
a simile
a hyperbole
an oxymoron
a metaphor
2
A reference to another author or piece of literature is called...
a simile
an allusion
a metaphor
an oxymoron
3
Shakespeare is said to have introduced ______ new words into the English language.
1800
1600
1700
1500
4
Shakespeare's wife was named...
Judith
Susanna
Anne Hathaway
Mary Arden
5
A rhyming couplet has ____ lines of poetry that rhyme.
4
6
8
2
6
In 1613, The Globe was set on fire when a ______ was used for a performance.
torch
cannon
match
lantern
7
The Black Death was another name for...
the bubonic plague
the death of black and white paintings
the death of Queen Elizabeth
the common cold
8
T/F: Queen Elizabeth did not allow plays on Thursday, as that was a day for bear-baiting.
True
False
9
Shakespeare's first-born was named:
Anne
Susanna
Hamnet
Judith
10
Shakespeare's son was named...
Hamlet
Hamnet
John
Willy, Jr.
11
Queen Elizabeth was only _____ years old when she began her reign in England.
25
18
14
30
12
Shakespeare was ____ years old when he got married.
25
15
18
20
13
Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, and Macbeth are all examples of this type of play.
tragedy
history
comedy
farce
14
T/F: Shakespeare did not attend college.
True
False
15
A Shakespearean sonnet has ____ lines of poetry.
14
15
12
13
16
The number of women actors in Shakespeare's company was...
5
0
1
3
17
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of...
a pun
an allusion
a hyperbole
an aside
18
Shakespeare's wife was ____ years old when she married him.
26
18
15
30
19
Under King James, Shakespeare's theatre company became...
The King's Theatre Company
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
All The King's Men
20
The Globe Theatre was ____ stories high.
4
3
5
2
21
In iambic pentameter, there are _____ stressed and unstressed syllables.
6
3
4
5
22
The first real theater was built by...
Romeo Montague
James Burbage
Jon Snow
William Shakespeare
23
During Queen Elizabeth's reign, her society saw the following:
better funded schools
All of the above.
an increase in wealth
England became a commercial center.
24
When Dogberry says that the suspect is "auspicious," but he means "suspicious," he is using a:
oxymoron
double entendre
malapropism
metaphor
25
The bubonic plague was spread by...
filthy conditions
waste in the river
all of the above
fleas and rodents
