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The Globe Theater looks like a_____________________from above.
What is a sonnet?
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1
What is a sonnet?
a 14 line poem
a beautiful song
a short play
an argumentative letter
2
The Globe Theater looks like a_____________________from above.
loaf of bread
watermelon
doughnut
banana
3
What are the 3 categories of Shakespeare’s plays?
poems, sonnets, plays
romance, mystery, drama
comedies,tragedies, histories
small, medium, large
4
Beheading, poking, dunking, and stretching are forms of what during the Elizabethan Period?
sport
dance
punishment
crime
5
In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down because of a…
tree catching fire
audience member’s tobacco pipe
cannon blast special effect
torch prop
6
In which town or city in England was Shakespeare born?
London
Warwick
Stratford-upon-Avon
Las Vegas
7
What was the name of the London theatre that Shakespeare is commonly associated with?
The Globe Theatre
The World's Theatre
TheSmith Center
The Orb Theatre
8
What people suffered severe punishment and unjust death because of what people thought of them?
Americans
Witches
Actors
Soldiers
9
Where does the term
Bloody Mary
come from?
first person in England to die of the bubonic plague
A famous witch named Mary who was executed in1598
Queen Mary, had lots of people executed
One of Shakespeare’s scariest plays’ main character is Mary
10
How old was Shakespeare when he married Anne Hathaway?
19years old
17 years old
18 years old
16 years old
11
The Bubonic Plague is also called The Black Death because…
its cure is a strong, dark black medicine
it made people blind or “see black” before it killed them
it “blacked out” the population, killing so many people
it causes black boils on the body which ooze blood and pus
12
The theater group Shakespeare joined is named …
Chivalrous Men
Acting Men
The Merry Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
13
What was causing massive deaths during Shakespeare’s life?
Cancer
Germs
Famine
Bubonic Plague
14
What time period did Shakespeare live during?
Elizabethan Period
Ancient times
Medieval times
Industrial Period
15
A punishable crime during the Elizabethan erawas saying something bad about the Queen.
False
True
16
Women were not allowed on stage during theElizabethan era, so men played female roles as well.
True
False
17
In which year was William Shakespeare born?
1964
1564
1534
1688
18
Shakespeare wrote all of the following plays EXCEPT…
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
A Tale of Two Cities
19
The Bubonic Plague was spread through…
fleas and rodents
the air
both b & c
rotten food
20
The Globe Theater has how many stories?
3
4
2
1
21
“Love is blind” is a phrase coined by Shakespeare
False
True
22
William and Anne had a daughter (Susanna) and also ...
Triplets
Twins
Quadruplets
A dog
23
The rack, the pillory, the dunking stool, and hot pinchers were all devices used for…
torture and punishment
props in Shakespeare’s plays
cooking and baking
making weapons
24
In the Elizabethan era, woman wore clothes that…
matched their rank and status
completely covered their bodies
all of the above
had up to seven layers
25
What did Shakespeare's father do?
mayor of Stratford
wrote plays
owned a glove shop
taught English
26
During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote a total of ...
48 plays and 164 sonnets
28 plays and 144 sonnets
37 plays and 154 sonnets
35plays & 150 sonnets
27
"Don't hate the player, hate the game” is a phrase coined by Shakespeare
False
True
28
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
57 years old
47 years old
60 years old
52 years old
29
The Elizabethan society was divided into two classes called…
white collar andblue collar
royals and working class
nobility and commoners
left wing and right wing
