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Shakespeare Background Quiz Review
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Was acting a respectable profession?
yes
no
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Poetry or Prose?
prose
poetry
3
Which is a genre category for Shakespeare's plays?
Poetry
Romance
History
Magical
4
Who were Elizabethan actors?
all males
only rich people
all females
both men and women
5
What is omission?
words
words that are left out
more words
a special task you have to complete
6
What is high comedy?
death and sorrow
happiness and joy
wit and wordplay
lies and laughs
7
Where was Shakespeare born?
Southwark, London
Oak Park, Illinois
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Whales, London
8
What happens in a comedy?
everyone dies
everyone goes to school
everyone gets married
everyone has a dog
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Where did Shakespeare's company perform?
The Globe
The Glove
Shakspear's Theater
The World
10
Poetry or Prose?
prose
poetry
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What is NOT a characteristic of prose?
like everyday, normal speech
Capital letters only at the beginnings of sentences
Starts a new line when the old line runs out of room on the page
a strong meter or beat
12
How old was Shakespeare and his wife when they were married?
26 and 46
18 and 26
27 and 39
67 and 18
13
Poetry or Prose?
poetry
prose
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"Thou" is used for people who are _______.
popular
familiar
higher class
inferior
15
Poetry or Prose?
poetry
prose
16
Poetry or Prose?
prose
poetry
17
What is an appropriate topic for plays performed at weddings?
magic
dogs
death
divorce
18
Poetry or Prose?
prose
poetry
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When was Shakespeare said to be born?
May 12, 1289
April 23, 1564
January 30, 1678
November 7, 6780
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Shakespeare makes jokes that are only funny to people of high class.
true
false
21
What were Elizabethan theaters like?
It had a closed roof.
They could hold 5000 people
They had big scenery and 1000 seats
They had no curtains and no big scenery
22
What is a couplet?
an old-fashioned jacket
a cute coffee cup
a line that restates itself
2 lines that rhyme
23
Repertory acting companies...
got paid more than other actors
stayed in the same theater
used the same troop of actors
performed 5-6 plays in rotation
24
Poetry or Prose?
poetry
prose
25
How many plot lines are a part of
A Midsummer Night's Dream
?
2
1
3
7
26
Poetry or Prose?
prose
poetry
27
Elizabethan theatres audiences were ________.
quiet and respectful
only rich people
loud and annoying
only poor people
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What is plot?
a moral
a story plan
a theme
a curse
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What is inversion?
words without meaning
made-up words
words switched around
missing words
30
What was Shakespeare's dad's job?
glove maker
musician
businessman
baker
31
What is meter?
syllables
rapping to the poem
a unit in mathmatics
beat of the poem
32
Poetry or Prose?
poetry
prose
33
As audience members viewing a play with magic, what must we do?
be afraid of thunder
suspension of disbelief
cats
turn humans into frogs
34
Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne when Shakespeare was writing.
True
False
