Big Y7 Friday Quiz!

Question 1

Shakespeare is often referred to as......

Accepted Answer

The G.O.A.T (greatest of all time), The greatest writer in the English Language, The world's pre-eminent dramatist

Question 2

Are the people of Crythin Gifford very talkative about Eel Marsh House and Mrs Drablow?

Accepted Answer

no, they don't seem to want to talk about it.

Question 3

What was the name of Caliban’s mother?

Accepted Answer

Sycorax

Question 4

William Shakespeare was born at __________________________ in England in 1564

Accepted Answer

Stratford-Upon Avon

Question 5

Where did Sycorax imprison Ariel?

Accepted Answer

a tree

Question 6

In English, 'the big, ancient, scary house' is an example of what device?

Accepted Answer

tricolon

Question 7

"I will think about going to the party tonight". What type of word is 'think'?

Accepted Answer

Verb

Question 8

Who said it and what does it mean? "A plague upon the tyrant I serve!"

Accepted Answer

Caliban hates his master and wishes he'd get sick.

Question 9

"The big shark looked dangerous". What type of word is 'big' in this sentence?

Accepted Answer

adjective

Question 10

If someone is a 'good speaker', they are.....

Accepted Answer

An orator

Question 11

What does Arthur Kipp notice about the weather as he travels towards Crythin Gifford?

Accepted Answer

more of the weather comes in from the marsh and the sea., London is foggy but the fog in Crythin Gifford is different.

Question 12

What happened in 1592-93 that caused theatres to shut?

Accepted Answer

Outbreak of plague

Question 13

Who plots to kill King Alonso?

Accepted Answer

Sebastian, Antonio

Question 14

Pathos refers to the appeal to.....

Accepted Answer

emotions

Question 15

Throughout the play, Ariel repeatedly asks Prospero for:

Accepted Answer

freedom

Question 16

If a speaker addresses their audience with 'You', what device is this known as?

Accepted Answer

direct address

Question 17

Prospero tests Ferdinand’s love for his daughter by:

Accepted Answer

Making him a servant

Question 18

Prospero most often describes Gonzalo as:

Accepted Answer

Wise/Good

Question 19

Snowball used as his study a shed which had once been used for _____________.

Accepted Answer

incubators

Question 20

"Yesterday was a Roller Coaster of emotions"

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

Question 21

Where is Chapter One set of 'The Woman in Black'?

Accepted Answer

Monk's Piece

Question 22

'In the Woman in Black, Arthur Kipps visits the house of Alice Drablow.' This sentence IS grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

The Tempest was the first play that Shakespeare ever wrote.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Whose attack destroys the windmill the second time?

Accepted Answer

Frederick

Question 25

Before he was exiled, Prospero was the:

Accepted Answer

Duke of Milan

Question 26

'A tiger's claw is very sharp,'. This sentence IS grammatically correct.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

"The happy sun was high in the sky!" What literary device is this?

Accepted Answer

Pathetic Fallacy

Question 28

Which of the following Shakespeare plays includes magical characters?

Accepted Answer

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Big Y7 Friday Quiz!

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Big Y7 Friday Quiz!

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