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Shakespeare wrote
Macbeth
in order to
get King James support and patronage
flatter Queen Elizabeth I
allow people to know real incantations
clarify misconceptions people had about witches
2
Laws in Shakespeare’s time prohibited...
women from appearing on stage
playgoers from throwing objects at the stage
playwrights from acting in their own plays
bear-baiting & other animal fighting
3
A character speaking his/her thoughts aloud to the audience is called
Dramatic Irony
Dialogue
Aside
Soliloquy
4
The climax of a play is the
section where the plot develops and characters face major conflicts
section of the greatest tension in a play
part where the story wraps up
part that continues after the major tension of the conflict
5
The character who contrasts with the main character in order to highlight the protagonists traits is the
foil
main character
narrator
antagonist
6
Middle Ages drama focused on
commedy of errors
dramas of Ancient Greece and Rome
religious themes and morals from the Bible
the plays of Aristotle
7
King James was obsessed with witchcraft because
his own mother was a witch
his father has been cursed by a witch
his wife insisted witches were friendly beings
he believed in the power of witches to topple the king
8
When an actor on stage makes a comment to the audience which is unheard by the other characters in the play he is using
A monologue
Iambic Pentameter
A couplet
An aside
9
We study Shakespeare because
introduced about 1700 new words to the English language
he inntroduced or coined hundreds of phases into the English language
he helped standardize grammar and mechanics of the English language
we could relate to his characters
his plays are a window into the real world
all are valuable reasons to study Shakespeare
10
The two major division of drama are
fiction and non-fiction
dramatic personae and plot
comedy and novels
comedy and tragedies
11
Supposedly, Shakespeare attended the following school
Harvard University
The Lord's Chamberland's Man New School
King's College of Stratford
Queen Elizabeth I Grammar School
King's New School of Stratford-upon-Avon
Ethon College
12
Character or force that causes trouble for the protagonist is the
minor character
foil
narrator
antagonist
13
The concept of the "Great Chain of Being" stated
excluded families
that the hiearchy stretched from GOD to the lowest inanimate matter
considered the Pope to be the most important political figure after GOD
that all beings must be in chains
14
Tragedy is defined as, a narrative in which
there is a confict between a hero and an antagonist
a series of event will cause the catastrophe or tragic resolution
the main character suffers a disaster caused by his downfall
all of the answers are correct
15
William Shakespeare is called “The Bard of Avon” because...
he attended the Avon Theatre School
he once sold Avon cosmetics
he was descended from the noble family of Avon
he was a poet and born in the town of Stratford on the River Avon
16
Elizabethan England
was a time of national strength and wealth
all of the answers are correct
was an age of exploration
was a period in which people believed that life was exciting
17
In drama, the direct characterization is
part of the dialogue
solely provided by the "Dramatis Personae"
given in the blocking
provided by the stage directions or the cast of characters
18
Shakespeare's mother was
a homeschool teacher
a landed heiress
unknown
an actress
19
In Shakespeare’s time, actors were regarded by city leaders as...
Well-respected artists
Political allies
outlaws and troublemakers
Superstars and idols
20
In Elizabethan theater, "groundlings" was an area for
stagehands
spectators who paid a penny to stand in front of the stage
playgoers who cleaned the ground to watch the play for free
small mammals used in popular entertainments on stage
21
Sinced there were little props, Shakespeare's plays depended on
good lighting and nice weather
the sound effects and special effects
the importance of language and dialogue
good and rich sponsors
22
The monarch or monarchs in Shakespeare's times was/were
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
James I
Elizabeth I and James I were both monarch in Shak's times
23
Shakespeare was married to
Ann Hathaway
Marjory Shakespeare
in secret to Queen Elizabeth I
Susan Shakespeare
24
On his tombstone, Shakespeare
put a curse
asked to have a marble statue
didn't have one
asked to have his wife burried next to him
25
Shakespeare wrote the play
Macbeth
to
as a way to get the sponsorship of King James
pay tribute and honor to King James l
the answers on the red and yellow block are correct
to prove to King James, he also believed in witchcraft
26
The ancestor of King James that Shakespeare mentioned in his play,
Macbeth
, is called
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
Macbeth
27
During the Reinassance
people started questioning the power of the King
people believed in the potential of every man and mind
only the blue and red answers are correct
the medieval Christian mentality was questioned
28
The source used by Shakespeare on which he based his play,
Macbeth,
is
none of the alternatives are correct
The Chronicles of the Battles Against the Scotts
The Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Deamonologie
The True Story of King Macbeth
Accounts of the History of England and Scotland
29
People who could afford the seats in the Globe theater were looking for
better acoustic and sound
a place to take a nap
the fun of being with the noisiest audience
the opportunity to eat and drink while watching the play
30
The treatise on witches that King James I wrote was called
A Treatise on Witches, Deamons, and Ghosts
Daemonologie
The Fate of Macbeth
Macbeth and the Witches
31
Shakespeare was born on
Startford Upon London, April 23, 1564
Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 23, 1616
Stratford-Upon-Avon, April 23, 1564
None is a correct date
32
Shakespeare used ambic pentameter because
has internal beat, like that of a heart
it helps actors to remember the lines
closely resembles the rhythm of everyday speech
all the answers are correct
33
In a tragedy, the tragic hero will meet his doom
in a state of depression
trying to escape his destiny
without any emotions
with courage and dignity
34
In drama, the resolution of the plot is known as the
conflict
climax
catharsis
catastrophe
dramatist personae
exposition
35
The character who is not part of the action, but is a voice over or a voiced from is the
foil
protagonist
minor character
narrator
36
Blocking in drama is known as
when a character blocks another one from speaking
direct instructions given by the playwwright
the conversation between the characters
a type of stage directions that tell the actors how to move or where to go
37
Another name for the play
Macbeth
is
None is a correct alternative
"Macbeth, the Legend"
"The Fall of a Great Man"
"The Scottish Play"
38
The tragic flaw of Macbeth is HUBRIS
True
False
39
The time that there is not documentation of Shakespeare's life, as he made a name in theater and left his family behind
"Where in the World is Shakespeare?"
"Missing in Action"
"The Lost Years"
"Tracking the Bard"
40
Macbeth, the historical character, was
killed King Duncan of Scotland
King James l ancestor
was a distant relative of Shakespeare’s wife
a relative of Shakespeare
41
The stage of the Freytag's Pyramid which includes the major conflicts the characters face is the
Rising Action
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
42
The Tragic Hero is the Antagonist of the Tragedy
True
False
43
The time in which Shakespeare lived is known as the “Elizabethan Era” because...
Shakespeare's wife was named Elizabeth
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth II
England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I
England’s monarchy was influenced by Elizabethan theater
44
It is believed that Shakespeare' s education consisted of
rhetoric
Greek
the Classics
all of the answers are correct
Latin
45
Shakespeare's profession was
part owner of the Globe
entrepreneur
actor
playwright
poet
all of them were his professions
46
Shakespeare Drama is divided into
tragedies and comedies only
historical plays and tragicomedies
tragedies and tragicomedies
tragedies, comedies, historical plays and tragicomedies
47
The plots for Shakespeare’s plays come from . . .
inspired by stories already written by others or historical events
only his vivid imagination
His wife's ideas
Current Elizabethan events
48
Shakespeare belonged to the following theater company
Queen Elizabeth's Favorites
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Red and yellow answers are correct
49
The Tragedy of Macbeth
is believed to be cursed according to superstition
all of the alternatives are correct
is the shortest of Shakespeare‘s plays
was written in 1605
was published in The First Folio
was presented at The Globe Theater
50
The principal defect which leads to the fall of tragic hero is known as
tragic ambition
tragic hubris
manufacturing defect
tragic flaw
51
Modern plays are mostly divided into 5 Acts, while Shakespearean and Greek plays are divided in 3.
True
False
52
A tragedy deals with the rise and fall of a great man
False
True
53
In drama, THEME is represented through
All the alternatives are correct
casting and staging
mostly characters' actions and dialogue
lighting and costumes
54
Playhouses in Shakespeare’s time were located...
in York, a city in Northern England
in poor, rundown areas outside London city borders
in the popular downtown areas of London
in an honored section outside London just for theatres
55
In drama, the major divisions of the plot are known as
Chapters
Scenes
Acts
Freytag's Pyramid
56
In Shakespearean theaters
all parts were played by male actors
crowds were rowdy and loud
there were practically no props or especial effects
all of the answers are correct
57
Most of what we know about Shakespeare, the man, comes from...
his autobiography
his Oxford student newspaper articles
a biography written by Ben Jonson
his will, signatures, birth and marriage certificate & lawsuit records
58
Scenes denote
plays of 5 Acts
time, location, and change of characters
major divisions of the plot
modern plays of Aristotelian origin
59
Shakespere's father was a/an
leather merchant
politician
glovemaker
all options are correct answers
60
According to the Great Chain of Being:
anything that interrupted the order of things would bring chaos
did not have smaller hierarchies within the bigger ones
the authority of the King came under the Pope's
the mother was above all the children including males
61
What happened after Shakespeare's death?
King James gave a powerful speech from Buckingham Palace
two of his fellow actors decided to compiled his works and publish them
A large funeral was held in Westminster Abbey
A statue of Shakespeare was put up in Trafalagar Square
62
Blank verse is
iambic pentameter unrhymed line
all the ansewers are incorrect
verse that doesn't do anything
rhymed line of poetry in iambic pentameter
63
Shakesperean plays are divided in
5 acts
Chapters
None of the answers is correct
3 Acts
64
The feeling of purging of and release of pity or fear the audience feels for the fall of the hero is
catharsis
hubris
tragedy
flaw
65
Most of Shakespeare‘s plays were performed
in the early afternoon to have light
late at night so they would not get arrested
late in the evening
at sunset since it was more romantic
during the winter since it was cold
at dawn
66
The period in which Queen Elizabeth I reign
All of the anwers are correct
coincided with the English Reinassance
was also known as the Elizabethan Period
was considered England's Golden Age
67
The picture here is of which famous theatre in Shakespeare's time, now recreated in London?
The Globe
The Rose
The Swan
The Theater
68
Another name for "Cast of Characters" is
the Narrator
the protagonist
none of the alternatives is correct
Dramatis Personae
69
"A rhythmic pattern in poetry, similar to the human heartbeat, repeated 5 times" is...?
A Sonnet
A Couplet
Scansion
Iambic Pentameter
70
Very often the tragic flaw of
a tragic hero
is
hubris
ambition
indecision
revengue
