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What is a quatrain?
it is a type of dance
a stanza of four lines, often with alternate rhymes.
a poem with four stanzas
a stanza of two lines, often with alternate rhymes.
2
What was the first Shakespeare play that was ever performed?
Julius Caesar
Henry VI
Romeo and Juliet
Richard III
3
What was Shakespeare's nick name?
Willy
The Poet
Shakey
The Bard
4
How may plays has William Shakespeare written?
45
154
37
26
5
What was the name of his first child?
Susanna
Judith
Anne
Hamnet
6
"Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears..."
All's Well That Ends Well
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
The Merchant of Venice
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
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"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely & more temperate."
Sonnet 37
Sonnet 18
Sonnet 30
Sonnet 73
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Did Shakespeare die of cancer?
True
False
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What was his wife's name?
Anne Hathaway
Ann Droid
Anne Johnson
Elizabeth Shakespeare
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Shakespeare was famous for what kind of writing?
Histories
All of the above
Tragedies
Comedies
11
"To thine own self be true." Which play did this come from?
Hamlet
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
As You Like It
12
What was the name of the famous theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
The Warren Theatre
The Globe Theatre
The Stratford Theatre
The City Theatre
13
What term do we use when an actor "whispers a secret" that the audience hears?
Assonance
Monologue
Imagery
Aside
14
"To be, or not to be: that is the question." Which play did this famous quote come from?
Hamlet
The Tragedy of Julius Caesar
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
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Where was he born?
Stratford-upon-Haven
Nottingham
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
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What was the name of of the first acting company that Shakespeare was associated with?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
Shakespeare's Theatre Company
The Queen's Men
The King's Funny Men
17
What are some of Shakespeare's most famous plays called?
Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Matilda
King Lear, Macbeth, Othello and Elizabeth I
King Lear, Macbeth, Othello and Henry V
Much Ado About Nothing, Othello and Charlie
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What year was William Shakespeare born in?
1564
1687
1443
1423
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What term do we use when an actor stands on stage alone and delivers a long speech?
oration
monologue
soliloquy
aside
20
When was Shakespeare baptized?
April 26, 1564
April 25, 1564
April 23, 1616
April 23, 1564
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Which of the following plays is not by Shakespeare?
A Christmas Carol
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
Macbeth
22
I couldn’t sleep a wink, She’s a tower of strength, It’s all Greek to me.
Lines from Julius Caesar
Insults
Idioms
Names
23
What is a sonnet?
a humorous poem consisting of five lines
A Japanese poem of three lines w/specific syllables
A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter
Two lines of rhymed poetry with the same meter
24
"All the world ‘s a stage, and all the men & women merely players..." Which play is this from?
Twelfth Night
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As You Like It
Much Ado About Nothing
25
What is iambic pentameter?
It's made up of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
It's made up of rhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
type of meter, 5 unstressed syllables & a stressed syllable.
type of meter, 5 stressed syllables & a unstressed syllable.
26
"If music be the food of love, play on." Which play is this from?
Twelfth Night
Richard III
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Henry IV
27
What is blank verse?
It is made up of unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
A reference to something the audience is expected to know.
It does not use any pattern at all.
It is made up of rhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
28
What historical event had a tremendous impact on The Globe Theatre?
The Bubonic Plague
The Great Depression
The Holocaust
World War I
29
What were Shakespeare's professions?
Actor
All of the above
Poet
Playwright
30
How are the plot stages divided?
exposition and conclusion
among the stanzas
by the conflict in the story
among the acts
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What is a couplet?
two lines of verse, usually same meter, rhyme, form a unit
a stanza of four lines, especially having alternate rhymes.
two people holding hands in the halls
two stanzas in a poem
32
"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
Hamlet
Othello
33
What is an end-stopped line?
punctuation naturally occurring at the end of the line
no punctuation needed at the end of the line
it is the last line of a poem
there is a period at the end of the line of poetry
34
1) protagonist 2) usually fate to die because of character flaw 3) high rank or status
3 elements of a drama
3 elements of the tragic hero
plot
setting
35
What was Shakespeare's first published poem?
Venus and Adonis
The Comedy of Errors
Romeo and Juliet
Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?
36
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
52
42
65
45
37
What do we call the era in which Shakespeare lived?
Elizabethan Era
Industrial Revolution
Romantic Era
Dark Ages
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How many children did he have?
3
2
4
8
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What does 'archaic' mean?
very old, old-fashioned
very young, innocent, new
unfamiliar
creepy
40
Who said these famous lines, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves..."
Caesar
Anthony
Cassius
Casca
41
What do we call the collection of Shakespeare's tragedies, comedies and histories?
The Papers
Shakespeare Volume 1, 2 & 3
William Shakespeare's Greatest Hits
The Folios
42
What is a run-on line?
it does not contain a subject and a verb
punctuation naturally occurring at the end of the line
the line breaks without being punctuated.
it is exactly like a run-on sentence
43
Who are the poor people who paid a penny to stand and watch a play?
The thespians
The actors
The groundlings
The Elizabethans
44
When did Shakespeare pass away?
1564
1616
1623
1654
45
"What’s in a name? A rose by any name would smell as sweet." Which play is this from?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Merchant of Venice
The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
Othello
