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Why is the latter half of the 16th century called the Elizabethan Age?
It was named after the ruling king's mistress
It was named after the ruling Queen Elizabeth II
It was named after the ruling king's mother
It was named after the ruling Queen Elizabeth I
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What did Shakespeare's father do for a living?
Was a butcher
Made gloves
Was a wheelwright
Was a farmer
3
The shape of "the Globe"
triangular
square
circular
4
What was the estimated capacity of the Globe?
1500
2000
1870
5000
5
Iambic pentameter has how many stressed syllables?
3
1
7
5
6
Today "thou" is replaced by which pronoun?
you
I
they
he
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How many plays is Shakespeare believed to have written?
77
37
22
5
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During this period man believed his life to be ruled by...
Misfortune
Destiny
Chance
Free will
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Who were allowed to become actors at that time?
girls
women
Boys
Men
10
What/who is at the top of the chain of being?
Angels
The sun
God
The King
11
"Blank verse" is....
verse with no meaning
verse without rhyme
12
When did Shakespeare get his first poem published? (bonus info: it was called "Venus and Adonis")
1580
1600
1593
1573
13
Who/what is at the bottom of the chain of being?
The inanimate class
Farmers
The animate class
Animals
14
Why would Shakespeare's plays be performed in the afternoon?
The Queen would be too tired to go see the play
The plays relied on natural daylight
People would get too drunk before evening
15
How was the picture of the universe?
Geocentric
Autocentric
Heliocentric
Earthcentric
16
What was Shakespeare's theatre called?
London's finest
Shakespeare
The Hobe
The Globe
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When was Shakespeare born?
1464
1564
1764
1664
18
Man's middle position in the chain of being means he is in conflict between....
His children
His passion and his reason
Alcohol and women
His wife and his mother
19
What does the word "groundlings" refer to?
The poor people who watched the plays from ground level
A specific type of animal that lives underground
A person who is known for being grounded in character
20
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stratford
Oxford
Edinburgh
21
An iamb is...
stressed --> unstressed (e.g. "forest")
unstressed --> stressed (e.g. "away")
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What is Shakespeare's first name?
Henry
Richard
William
Bob
