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1
What major controversy surrounds Shakespeare?
People think he was murdered by an actor
Many of his major works were stolen after his death
He was having an affair with the queen
People think he did not actually write his plays
2
Which definition reflects power play?
Activities associated with the governance of a country
Tactics used to increase an individual's power or influence
The ability to do something in a particular way
3
Which two words are a synonym for power?
Competency
Gift
Inabililty
Weakness
4
What is the time period during which Shakespeare was writing?
Catholic Era
Renaissance Era
Elizabethan Era
Industrial Age
5
Is a sonnet a one-stanza poem of fourteen lines, written in iambic pentameter?
True
False
6
What is the name of the theatre where Shakespeare's plays were performed?
Carmike Theater
The Old Vic
Stafford-Upon-Avon
Globe Theatre
7
What is a soliloquy?
a speech that one gives to oneself
a speech given by a single person to an audience.
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Which word is an antonym for power?
Qualification
Virtue
Aptitude
Inefficiency
9
William Shakespeare wrote his plays to be....
read
analysed
acted
10
Which two of these plays are a Shakespearean comedy?
Othello
As You Like It
Romeo and Juliet
Midsummer Night's Dream
11
Shakespeare or Hip-Hop - 'Be a King? Think not/ Why be a king, when you can be a god?'
Hip-Hop
Shakespeare
12
Are one or all of these elements of a Shakespearean tragedy?
A hero
The fall of the nobleman
The fatal flaw
External pressures
13
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
40
12
24
37
14
Which of the followings true about Elizabethan theater?
Visiting the theater was very expensive
Plays had elaborate sets
Only males were allowed to perform
Fridy nights were the most popular times for shows
15
Which of the following did Shakespeare NOT write?
Novels
Tradgedies
Poems
Comedies
16
Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?
154
203
98
100
17
Which two of these plays are a Shakespearean tragedy?
King Henry V
Taming of the Shrew
Romeo and Juliet
Antony and Cleopatra
18
What is the difference between poetry and prose?
Shakespeare never used prose
Shakespeare never used poetry
Prose is everyday speech, poetry is heightened language
Poetry must rhyme, prose must never rhyme
19
Which of these plays is a history play by William Shakespeare?
Twelfth Night
The Tempest
Macbeth
King Henry V
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Shakespeare or Hip-Hop - 'Men would rather use their broken weapons than their bare hands'
Shakespeare
Hip-Hop
