Introduction to Shakespeare Review

Question 1

These are divisions within an act to indicate another time and/or place.

Accepted Answer

Scene

Question 2

William Shakespeare was married to?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 3

What was Queen Elizabeth's father's name?

Accepted Answer

King Henry VIII

Question 4

A speech in which a character speaks thoughts aloud.

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

Question 5

What is a metrical line of five feet each made of two syllables.

Accepted Answer

Iambic Pentameter

Question 6

These are specific actions a director employs to create a desired effect or style.

Accepted Answer

Dramatic Convention

Question 7

This is unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.

Accepted Answer

Blank Verse

Question 8

This is a major unit of action in a play.

Accepted Answer

Act

Question 9

What was the famous name of the theatre Shakespeare used for staging plays?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 10

Who or what was not allowed on stage during Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

Girls

Question 11

Queen Elizabeth was also know as?

Accepted Answer

Virgin Queen

Question 12

The nickname of an Elizabethan chamber pot was?

Accepted Answer

A thundermug

Question 13

This is an indirect reference to another literary work, famous person, place, or event.

Accepted Answer

Allusion

Question 14

Other than the play itself, what was the greatest special effect of the Elizabethan theatre?

Accepted Answer

Costumes

Question 15

This is a dramatic work that presents the downfall of a character or characters.

Accepted Answer

Tragedy

Question 16

Who was the most famous actor when Shakespeare was a playwright?

Accepted Answer

Ned Alleyn

Question 17

This is a character who provides a striking contrast to another character.

Accepted Answer

Foil

Question 18

This is a humerous scene, incident, or speech included in a seroious drama.

Accepted Answer

Comic Relief

Question 19

Words spoken by a character the audience can hear, but not all the other characters can hear.

Accepted Answer

Aside

Question 20

During Shakespeare's lifetime, what was emerging?

Accepted Answer

Middle Class

Questions 20