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1
What is the tone in Shakespeare's sonnet 130?
Serious and Bleak
Hopeful and Exaggerated
Lighthearted and Realistic
Cheerful and Optimistic
2
A pun is
a play on words
unrhymed iambic pentameter
the turning point of a sonnet
2 consecutive rhyming lines in a sonnet
3
Iambic Pentameter sounds like a what?
drum
grandfather clock
metronome
heartbeat
4
Young men played women's roles in the theater.
True
False
5
What is blank verse?
when someone starts singing in a play
when a character has nothing to say
unrhymed iambic pentameter
another word for iambic feet
6
What does Shakespeare compare the "fair youth" to in sonnet XVIII?
A light
A rose
The sun
summer's days
7
King James did NOT support the arts.
True
False
8
Where did Shakespeare move to begin his acting career?
London
Florence
America
Stratford
9
Who had built the first playhouse
James Burbage
Richard Burbage
Charles Darwin
William Dickens
10
A sonnet has 14 lines with 3 couplets and 1 quatrain.
False
True
11
What did Shakespeare change the name of the acting company to?
Shakespearean Players
The King's Men
The Globe Trotters
Lord Chamberlains Men
12
What was the disease killing everyone at this time?
scurvy
lyme disease
plague
coronavirus
13
In sonnet CXXX Shakespeare compares time to the leaves
False
True
14
What was the name of the theatre?
The Oval
The Globe
The Colosseum
The Stage
15
When did Shakespeare die?
1702
1564
1616
1716
16
What is an enjambment?
Two lines in a poem that rhyme with one another
Another word for Volta
Another word for Rhyme Scheme
Two lines in a sonnet that are supposed to be read together
17
How many syllables are in an iambic foot?
5
10
4
2
18
In sonnet XVIII, the rhyme scheme is
ABBA ABBA CDC DCD
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABBA ABBA CDE CDE
19
What lines in a sonnet resolve the problem?
Lines 5-8
Lines 1-4
Lines 9-12
Lines 13-14
20
Shakespeare's target audience was only the lower class.
False
True
21
The turning point of the sonnet is called the what?
iambic foot
pun
volta
couplet
22
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Elizabeth
Juliet
Anne
Mary
23
The theater was the popular hangout spot during Shakespeare's time.
True
False
24
A stanza that has 2 lines in it is called a what?
Quatrain
Couplet
Verse
Blank Verse
25
What is a tragedy?
play that ends weirdly
play that ends unhappily
play that ends suddenly
play that ends happily
26
What was the first acting company Shakespeare joined?
Shakespearean Players
Lord Chamberlains Men
The Globe Trotters
The King's Men
27
What year was Shakespeare born?
1604
1564
1554
1534
28
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets.
False
True
29
An iamb and iambic foot are the same thing.
True
False
30
What does this line from sonnet 116 mean?
Love doesn't last until old age
Love makes cheeks and lips rosy from happiness
Love is pain
Love doesn't change with time even if beauty fades
31
Shakespeare was married at the age of
26
16
18
15
32
The genre of a play that ends happily is a...?
historic
tragedy
comedy
fiction
33
What does the word "fade" mean?
take away
gradually disappearing
obstacle
grayish-brown color
34
What does time destroy in sonnet LX?
Light
Beauty
Verses
Love
35
The Renaissance was a period of what?
Darkness and Oppression
Revival of the Art and Rebirth
Anger and Devastation
Excitement and Change
36
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays spanning over 3 different genres.
True
False
37
What were groundlings?
The actors that played female roles
The producer
People that paid to stand and watch the show
People that paid to sit in the balcony
38
Elizabeth I supported the arts.
False
True
39
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford
Stanford
London
Binton
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Which lines in a sonnet set up the problem or theme?
The first 4
The last 2
The first 12
The last 12
