Shakespeare Trivia

Question 1

Which is the most famous theatre Shakespeare helped create?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 2

What was the real reason Shakespeare was married?

Accepted Answer

She was pregnant

Question 3

The Notion of love during the Renaissance was believed to be self-choice

Accepted Answer

false

Question 4

What is the language in which Shakespeare wrote is known as?

Accepted Answer

Blank Verse

Question 5

Shakespeare's first job was with:

Accepted Answer

Lord Chamberlain's men

Question 6

Was Shakespeare rich?

Accepted Answer

managed well

Question 7

What is the "pit" area in a theatre?

Accepted Answer

floor seats by the stage

Question 8

Dramatic irony refers to..

Accepted Answer

something the audience knows that the characters do not

Question 9

How many words have been invented by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

10,000

Question 10

Where was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

Stratford Upon Avon England

Question 11

What is the name given to the time period in which Shakespeare lived?

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance, The Elizabethean Era

Question 12

Was was the "trapdoor" part of a stage mostly used for?

Accepted Answer

quick entrances or exits of characters

Question 13

When were most plays performed?

Accepted Answer

in the day time

Question 14

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

38 1/2

Question 15

What is the term for when an actor is on stage revealing his thoughts to the audience?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

Question 16

What types of plays did Shakespeare write?

Accepted Answer

All 3 types

Question 17

The context of a scene means...

Accepted Answer

the summary of the scene/act

Question 18

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Accepted Answer

Ann Hathaway

Question 19

What was Shakespeare's first job?

Accepted Answer

Translater of books

Question 20

The actors in plays were mostly:

Accepted Answer

men

Question 21

How many hours long were most plays?

Accepted Answer

1 1/2- 3 hours

Question 22

2 characteristics of a Shakespearean tragedy are:

Accepted Answer

One hero who must suffer in order for peace to occur

Question 23

The purpose of a scene means......

Accepted Answer

why the scene is there

Question 24

How many languages did Shakespeare speak?

Accepted Answer

at least 4

Question 25

True or false? During the renaissance love was viewed as a sicknes.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 26

Shakespeare's wife was 26 when he married her. He was 18. What was strange about this?

Accepted Answer

She was older

Question 27

What is interesting about Shakespeare's birthday?

Accepted Answer

He also died on his birthday

Question 28

What is Shakespeare's birth date?

Accepted Answer

April 23 1564, April 26 1564

Question 29

R and J is the first text in which Eros (romantic love) was seen positively and in marriage.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

What was Shakespeare's First name

Accepted Answer

William

Question 31

Shakespeare's son died of a terrible sickness of the time period known as:

Accepted Answer

The plague, The black death

Question 32

Which character is NOT a Shakespearean character?

Accepted Answer

Hamnes

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