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Taming of the Shrew Background Knowledge
Taming of the Shrew Background Knowledge
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1
Shakespeare died in April 1516
False
True
2
There are 12 syllables per line in iambic pentameter
True
False
3
How many plays is Shakespeare credited with writing?
37
42
23
75
4
What was not part of a typical marriage in Elizabethan times?
Dowry
Social Status
Love
Arrangement by parents
5
Choose the following actions that would result in this:
Gossiping
Immodest Behavior
Defiant behavior
Adultery
6
Taming of the Shrew is a tragedy
False
True
7
What did Shakespeare write in?
Shakespearean English
Victorian English
Middle English
Elizabethan English
8
The poorest people in the audience had to sit in the balcony.
True
False
9
What is the syllabic pattern of iambic pentameter?
stressed-stressed
stressed-unstressed
unstressed-unstressed
unstressed-stressed
10
In Elizabethan times, to train a falcon, nobles would sew its eyes shut and feed it accordingly to their own timeline.
True
False
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How many Acts are in Shakespearean plays?
3
5
7
1
