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1
Humor resulting from words with similar sounds and different meanings is called?
A Joke
A Pun
Allusion
Hilarious
2
Which type of dramatic convention relieves tension and builds contrast of the main action?
Aside
Comic Relief
Soliloquy
Dramatic Irony
3
Who attended Elizabethan theater?
Rich
Both
Poor
4
Which type of dramatic character usually fails or dies because of a flaw or fate
Foil
Tragic hero
Antagonist
Protagonist
5
The Elizabethan word "wherefore" means
Where
What for
Wear
Why
6
The Elizabethan word "anon" means
Soon
Anything
Nothing
Never
7
Stage directions tell the reader
The setting
What characters are doing
Who is on stage
All of these
8
True or false Elizabethan Theater had something for everyone?
true
false
9
True or false it was considered inappropriate for a woman to perform in Elizabethan drama?
False
True
10
Which type of dramatic convention is a speech that delivers feelings to the auidence?
Soliloquy
Dramatic Irony
Comic Relief
Aside
11
Which type of dramatic character is an adversary or hostile force to the protagonist
Protagonist
Foil
Tragic Hero
Antagonist
12
While reading Shakespeare's plays what are important things to keep track of?
Cause and effect relationships between events
Character traits and flaws or weaknesses
Character's dramatic function
Relationships between characters
13
What section of The Globe Theater cost about a penny and was the cheapest section?
The covered balconies
The pit
14
True or false female roles were played by young men in Elizabethan drama?
false
true
15
Shakespeare is accredited to writing how many plays?
58
38
48
28
16
The Elizabethan word "morrow" means
Marshmellow
Morning
Marrow
Tomorrow
17
Where did Shakespeare and Lord Chamberlain's Men perform?
The theater was not named
The Theater
The Globe Theater
18
The Elizabethan word "coz" means
Because
Cozzy
Cause
Cousin
19
True or false the audience did not interact with Elizabethan Theater?
True
False
20
Which type of dramatic character contrasts another dramatic character?
Foil
Tragic Hero
Protagonist
Antagonist
21
What meter does Shakespeare write his play in?
Trochaic Tetrameter
Iambic Pentameter
Anapestic Tetrameter
Dactylic Hexameter
22
The Globe theater held how many people?
30
30,000
3,000
300
23
The Elizabethan word "hither" means
Either
Her
Here
Hear
24
Which type of dramatic convention builds suspense by the audience knowing more than characters?
Dramatic Irony
Aside
Comic Relief
Soliloquy
25
True or false Elizabethan theater had extensive sets?
false
true
26
Which type of dramatic convention is a character's remark that other characters don't hear?
Comic Relief
Soliloquy
Dramatic Irony
Aside
27
Shakespeare primarily wrote his plays in
Rhyme
Blank verse
28
A reference to a well-known literary or historical person or event is
An Allusion
Personification
A Smilie
A Metaphor
29
A drama that results in a catastrophe is a
Melodrama
Tragedy
Farce
Comedy
30
Shakespeare commonly alludes to
Roman Mythology
The Bible
Greek Mythology
All of these