In the study of English (poetry, drama, plays, verse), the word “meter” refers to

The length of the rythm, The length of the beat, The movement of the poem or verse, the stressed and unstressed syllables

Shakespeare spent most of his time in

London where the Globe theatre was

Shakespeare’s most popular play was / is

Julius Caesar, A MidSummer Night’s Dream

Theseus is a minor character but still important, he is

Married Hippolyta (Amazon queen)

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Shakespeare - A Mid Summer Night’s Dream

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Life and times of Shakespeare - Elizabethan England and Mid Summers Night Dream

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1
In Pucks soliloquy “If we shadows have offended”, he is referring to
Actors
Fairies, who were “shadow” figures and not real people.
Shadows cast in the forest
Shadows cast by the moonlight
2
”Cupid” was the Greek god of
Fairies
Love
Future
Another name for Dianna
3
In the study of English (poetry, drama, plays, verse), the word “meter” refers to
The length of the rythm
The length of the beat
The movement of the poem or verse
the stressed and unstressed syllables
4
Shakespeare died in the:
15th Century
16th Century
18th Century
17th Century
5
Shakespeare was born in
Ireland
Stratford- upon -Avon
Hereford on the Thames
Chicago
6
Shakespeare spent most of his time in
America where his popularity was high
Italy, where he received inspiration to write
London where the Globe theatre was
Stratford where his wife and family lived
7
Shakespeare was called a "Bard" because he:
Wrote music
Was Homer's son
Was a mean person
Was a poet and playwright
8
the main protagonist in A Mid Summer Nights Dream is
Lysander
Demetrius
Robin Good fellow
Egeus
9
Hermia’s father was
Pilitus
Octavia
Lysanda
Egeus
10
Shakespeare’s most popular play was / is
Othello
Julius Caesar
Macbeth
A MidSummer Night’s Dream
11
Theseus is a minor character but still important, he is
The Duke of Rome
None of the above
Married Hippolyta (Amazon queen)
Was captured by the Amazons
12
The Summer “Solstice” is?
When the North Pole is tilted closest to the sun
All the above
The middle of Summer
The longest Day of the year
13
the Mechanicals (Quince, Starvling, Bottom, Snug, Flute) are
Shop keepers
Artisans
Tradesmen
Wealthy Athenian actors
14
Shakespeare wrote, Midsummer Night’s Dream as a
Wasn't written by Shakespeare at all
A Comedy
Written in 1955
TV serial
15
A Sonnet is
all the above
A poem in verse
a rhyming poem in verse with more than 5 lines
Rhyming Verse
16
Tom Snout is a
Tinker
Gladiator
Pig farmer
Electrician
17
Shakespeare’s noble characters speak in?
Iambic pentatmete R
Triambic tetrameter
None of the above
trochanter tetrameter
18
Lysander is (really) I love with Egeus’s daughter
Titania
Hermia
Hippolyta
Helena
19
A Mid Summer Nights Dream - is related to the June 24th which is the Northern Hemisphere’s?
Christmas
Summer solstice
Easter
Blue moon period.
20
A "Pleb" or plebians were
Trained gladiators
Ordinary people
Elected senators
garlands worn on the head of victors.
21
Shakespeare was born in:
15th Century
17th Century
18th Century
16th Century
22
Puck was a
Naughty Fairy (Sprite)
tree
A friend of Shakespeare
A Senator
23
The whole of the play occurs in which period of time:
4 days
1 year
4 hours
1 month
24
Titania was married to
Lysander
Nick Bottom
Oberon
Theseus
25
The geographic setting for a midSummer Night’s dream is
Austrialia (sirocco)
Spain (Madrid)
Rome (Italy)
Greece (Athens)

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