Mercutio can be described as a character foil to Romeo because

Unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously.

What is an end-stopped line?

A line with punctuation, signaling when to pause.

What is a proscenium stage?

What most of us know as a stage today

Which of the following is NOT true of stage directions?

These are rigid instructions that actors must follow.

What is a tragic flaw?

a personal failing that leads to one's downfall

a speech made to oneself or the audience made alone onstage

dialogue that is not supposed to be heard by others onstage

a conversation between two or more people

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Drama Terms and Shakespeare Info

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1
How did people know if a play was being performed that day?
A bell was rung.
A servant would announce it from a rooftop.
Plays were performed everyday at 2 p.m.
A flag was flown.
2
Mercutio can be described as a character foil to Romeo because
Unlike Romeo, he does not take love seriously.
He is a Capulet, and Romeo is a Montague.
He is much older than Romeo.
He comes from a different social class.
3
What is an end-stopped line?
A line delivered at the beginning of a play.
A line without punctuation, so the reader never pauses.
A line delivered at the end of a play.
A line with punctuation, signaling when to pause.
4
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater group?
Queen Elizabeth's Men
The Global Troupe
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Shakespeare's Trio
5
Which of the following topics did Shakespeare write plays about?
all of the above
love
power
greed
6
What is a proscenium stage?
What most of us know as a stage today
Shakespeare's favorite to have his plays on
not used by actors anymore
One that has the stage completed surrounded by the audience
7
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
137
337
237
37
8
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
Emily Pritchard
Anne Hathaway
Abigail Williams
Jean Louise Finch
9
How do Shakespearean tragedies end?
They do not end. There's always a cliff-hanger.
Tragically, usually with death
Happily, usually with marriage
That's up to the director's interpretation.
10
Which of the following is NOT true of stage directions?
These are rigid instructions that actors must follow.
They describe how an actor says his lines.
describes how actors move onstage
They are usually written in italics.
11
What is a couplet?
a type of costume
an area of the balcony
A long speech made alone on stage.
Two rhyming lines
12
What is a tragic flaw?
a dying relative
an angry temper that causes conflicts
a personal failing that leads to one's downfall
a personality that others dislike
13
What is a soliloquy?
a speech made to oneself or the audience made alone onstage
a costume designer
a dialect (or accent)
a conversation between characters onstage
14
Shakespeare's theater was nicknamed:
The GreatO
The Wooden O
The World Wonder
The Great Globe
15
Some people believe Shakespeare was a fraud because
He wasn't very educated.
There were no eyewitnesses to his writing.
He never lived in London.
He was never seen.
16
Where was Shakespeare originally from?
London
Paris
Dover
Stratford
17
Where were the one-penny seats located at the Globe theater?
in the middle rows
in the yard
in the balcony
none of the above
18
What is an aside?
dialogue that is not supposed to be heard by others onstage
a speech made to introduce characters
a conversation between characters
a stage prop
19
Blank verse is
unrhymed iambic pentameter
gaps in a script
poetry spoken by actors to the audience
rhymed iambic pentameter
20
Shakespeare died in which year?
1716
1616
1516
1416
21
Iambic pentameter sounds like
a screeching owl
none of the these
a heartbeat
a songbird
22
Groundlings stood on the ground in front of the stage and paid
three pennies
nothing. It was free to stand.
one penny
five pennies
23
Where is Shakespeare's hometown?
London
New York City
Paris
Stratford upon Avon
24
Where was Shakespeare's theater located?
Stratford
London
Dover
Paris
25
Shakespeare's theater held as many as
2000-3000 people
500-1000 people
4000-5000 people
over 10,000
26
What is dialogue?
a ,speech made at the beginning of a play
a speech made at the end of an act to summarize the events
a speech made by one person
a conversation between two or more people
27
During what time of day were plays performed?
morning
night
evening
afternoon

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