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A quick quiz to help recall any info learned prior to starting "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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1
What was the most important consideration when getting married?
Choosing the person your Father picked
Not marrying below your social station
All of the above!
Enriching your family
2
True or False: People believed Witches existed
False
True
3
This type of play ends with the death of the title character.
Tragedy
History
Comedy
4
Who was the monarch on the throne when Shakespeare was writing?
Henry VIII
Henry VII
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
5
What was the average age of women when they were married?
14
12
15
13
6
Which of the following was NOT a play written by Shakespeare?
The Taming of the Shrew
The Merchant of Venice
Love's Labours Found
Henry IV Part I
7
According to Elizabethan science, what caused sickness and ill health?
Witches and fairies
Fleas and Ticks
Ill humours and bad luck
Germs and viruses
8
What was the name of the theatre that Shakespeare's plays were performed at?
The Rose
The World
The Globe
The Crown
9
In Elizabethan culture, any natural event that could not be explained was whose fault?
The Devil
The Queen
Magic/Supernatural Beings
God
10
In a Shakespearean comedy, the funny parts are created by:
People getting tricked and making fools of themselves
All of the above!
Characters using the wrong words to explain things
Female characters dressing up like men