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1
Which category would all of these plays be part of? Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and, Othello
Comedy
History
Romance
Tragedy
2
The first troupe of theatre actors Shakespeare was a member of was called:
Will's Boys
The King's Men
Lord Chamberlin's Men
The Royal Theatre Troupe
3
Who was one of Shakespeare's most well known contemporaries?
Martin Luther
Joseph Kesselring
Arthur Miller
Christopher Marlow
4
Shakespeare was well known and famous for his plays while he was alive.
True
False
5
Who were the two reigning monarchs during Shakespeare's life?
Isabella & Ferdinand
Henry VI and Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I and James I
William and Mary
6
In what poetic meter did Shakespeare compose the majority of his plays and verse?
terza rima
cut meter
anapestic trimeter
iambic pentameter
7
During the 1590s, theatres where closed periodically because of:
the spread of the plague
closed for construction
bad weather
laws that made it illegal to perform
8
Who was an actor & also provided most of the money needed to build the theatre for Shakespeare's acting troupe?
James Condell
Thomas Kyd
Richard Burbage
John Heminge
9
Which category would A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, and, The Taming of the Shrew, be placed?
Romance
History
Comedy
Tragedy
10
Which movie was inspired by the play,
Taming of the Shrew
?
The Lion Kiing
10 Things I Hate About You
She's the Man
West Side Story
11
Shakespeare married a woman 8 years older than him named
Mary Arden
Anne Boleyn
Mary Tudor
Anne Hathaway
12
When was Shakespeare born?
April, 23 1616
September 2, 1492
April 23, 1564
July 4, 1776
13
Shakespeare came from a lower social class but, being a man, recieved a college education.
false
true
14
Today, there are many people who can trace their family tree back to Shakespeare.
True
False
15
Which play is the basis for the movie,
West Side Story
?
"O"
Caesar Must Die
Ran
Romeo & Juliet
16
In what town did Shakespeare grow up?
Buckingham
London
Stratford
Dublin
17
What three genres were Shakespeare's plays divided into in the First Folio?
Action, Drama, and Romance
Trage-comedies, Romance, History
Comedy, History and Tragedy
Drama, Comedies, Action
18
Who helped publish Shakespeare's First Folio after his death?
His wife, Anne Hathaway
Oxford University
his lawyer
actors, Heminge & Condel
19
Which three professions is Shakespeare most famous for?
playwright, dancer, husband
teaching, writing, acting
writing, acting, politician
poet, playwright, actor
20
What was the collection of Shakespeare's works called when they were first published?
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
Best Plays of 1624
The First Folio
Plays and Sonnets by William Shakespeare
21
In what outdoor theatre did Shakespeare present most of his plays?
The Bear Garden
The Globe
The Rose
The World
22
Which movie was inspired by Hamlet?
She's the Man
The Lion King
Forbidden Planet
Scotland, PA
23
It is impossible to know the exact order of succession of Shakespeare's plays because
no written proof exists of his work
all of these
there is only a record of the performances
many natural disasters have destroyed records
24
Choose the best description of what Elizabethan Theatre was like.
Makeshift, dirty, loud, gathering of all social classes
Like a Toga party
Very elegant, mostly for the upper classes
Sturdy, permanent structures, built to last
25
Which play is the basis for the movie,
My Own Private Idaho
?
King Lear
Macbeth
Henry IV
Julius Caesar