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Shakespeare's Skeleton
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A Quiz about the basic structure of Shakespeare's plays, specifically Romeo and Juliet.
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Bonus question:
Marking the stressed and unstressed syllables and feet in a line of poetry is called...
dissecting
scanning
being a nerd
2
It is common for Shakespeare's plays to have five ________.
characters
scenes
settings
acts
3
When Shakespeare's characters speak in verse (poetry) what kind of meter is it usually?
trochaic tetrameter
free verse
nursery rhyme
iambic pentameter
4
Benvolio and Mercutio are close friends of which character?
Friar Lawrence
Romeo
Paris
Lord Capulet
5
The Capulets and the Montagues are two families who have been enemies for a long time. This is often called a...
duel
war
armed conflict
feud
6
A line of iambic pentameter has five ______.
feet
arms
hands
legs
7
In Ancient Greek and even Shakespearean plays, a chorus was...
a part of a song that gets repeated
a group of people who commented on the plot and helped give exposition
a line of people dancing
a group of opera singers
8
Juliet's parents want her to marry someone named...
France
Paris
Anakin Skywalker
Rome
9
The word "teapot" is an example of what kind of metrical foot?
diameter
iamb
pentameter
trochee
10
Prince Escalus is part of the house of...
Neither
Capulet
Montague
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Shakespeare lived in Verona, Italy, where Romeo and Juliet is set.
True
False
