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Shakespeare Life and Times
Shakespeare Life and Times
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Used as a listening quiz with prior notetaking
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1
Romeo and Juliet
is what type of Shakespearean play?
Comedy
Tragedy
History
Romance
2
What was the poor (lower-class) audience called who threw rotten food at bad performances?
Groundlings
Crew
Minions
Wingdings
3
Which of the following is not an element of the Histories?
Political propaganda
Based on historical figures
Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth
Tricksters
4
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
50
37
73
5
William Shakespeare was born in...
Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
London, England
Verona, Italy
Dublin, Ireland
6
Which of the following is not an element of the Comedies?
Mistaken Identities
Political Propoganda
Romance
Tricksters
7
The group of actors Shakespeare belonged to was called:
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts
The Globe Theatre Underground
All the King's Men
8
Which of the following is not one of the types of Shakespeare's 37 plays?
History
Mystery
Comedy
Tragedy
9
Shakespeare married ___________________, who was 8 years older than him.
Juliet Capulet
Queen Elizabeth
Susanna Shakespeare
Anne Hathaway
10
Which of the following is not an element of Tragedy?
Happy Ending
Tragic Hero
Tragic Flaw
Reversal of Fortune
11
Shakespeare died on his birthday in 1616 at the age of 52. When is his birthday?
March 8
April 18
April 23
July 3
12
Elizabethan clothing included all of the following except:
Clothes handed down from rich to poor
Elaborate hats worn by children
One set used all yearlong, rarely washed
Bell-shaped skirts/dresses
13
Shakespeare's plays were performed at which famous venue built in 1599?
The Globe Theatre
London Opera House
The Epidaurus Theatre
London Theatre
14
Shakespeare's plays were written in the Elizabethan Era of the Renaissance, which is named for:
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth VIII
Elizabeth Capulet
Elizabeth Banks
15
Which of the following was not part of the living conditions at the time?
Bubonic Plague
Thames River heavily polluted
Ebola
Bathing was unsafe