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How many plays did Shakespeare write in each category?

What is the meter of a Shakespearean sonnet?

Who was William Shakespeare?

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1
What is the meter of a Shakespearean sonnet?
Free verse
Dactylic hexameter
Iambic pentameter
Trochaic tetrameter
2
How many plays did Shakespeare write in each category?
10 tragedies, 10 histories, 18 comedies
11 tragedies, 9 histories, 17 comedies
12 tragedies, 8 histories, 15 comedies
9 tragedies, 12 histories, 20 comedies
3
What is significant about the day Shakespeare died?
It was the longest day of the year
It was the day he finished his last play
It was Easter Sunday
It was the same day he was born
4
What do we NOT know about Shakespeare’s sonnets?
If they were meant for an audience
If the speaker is Shakespeare himself
If we have all of his sonnets
All of the above
5
How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
160
132
154
120
6
Why is Shakespeare still important?
He wrote the most plays in history
His way of saying things has never been bettered
His plays only focus on royalty
His works are easy to read
7
When do we celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and what records tell us this date?
April 20; his baptism record
April 26; his birth certificate
April 23; his baptism record
May 1; church records
8
Which phrase do we use today that comes from Shakespeare?
“All that glitters is not gold”
“Be all and end all”
“Killing me with kindness”
All of the above
9
Which of the following is NOT a common element of Shakespearean tragedies?
Heroes who always succeed
Supernatural events
High stakes
Bad judgment
10
What is a sonnet?
A 12-line poem with a rhyme scheme
A 14-line poem in iambic pentameter
A poem written only about love
A 10-line poem with no rhyme scheme