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How Well Do You Know Shakespeare?

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An introductory quiz to Shakespeare and Hamlet

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1
Why do we still study Shakespeare's works?
His works still speak to the human condition
No one has written anything good since
Happy endings never go out of style
Death never goes out of style
2
Iambic pentameter: an unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable. The rhythm sounds like
A heartbeat
An alarm clock
Breathing deeply
A drum march
3
What phase of the English language are Shakespeare's works written?
Old English
Early Modern English
Post Modern English
Middle English
4
Shakespeare had three children including a set of twins. What were their names?
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Susie, Lucy, and Troy
Hamlet, Ophelia, and Gertrude
Harry, Larry, and Mo
5
What is a soliloquy?
When a character speaks to another character
Language dealing with character's philosophy
When a character speaks to himself/herself
A long speech
6
Who was Shakespeare?
Novelist and Filmmaker
Car Salesman
Queen Elizabeth's Personal Entertainer
Poet, Playwright, and Actor!
7
Why is Hamlet a classical tragedy?
Language alludes to death constantly
It's sad :(
There is no wedding
Ends in death, hero is doomed, language is concrete
8
What literary device is this?
Soliloquy
Aside
Monologue
Speech
9
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford
London
Liverpool
Birmingham
10
How many plays did Shakespeare publish?
58
4
98
38
11
What did Shakespeare leave in his will to Anne Hathaway?
"His good pen"
"His second-best bed with the furniture"
"A clipping of his hair"
"The dog"
12
At the age of 18, who did Shakespeare marry?
Agnes Jonson
Gertrude Stein
Anne Hathaway
Ophelia Condell
13
Which one of Shakespeare's characters said, "To be or not to be-- that is the question!"
Hamlet
Romeo
Polonius
Kate