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UNIT 44 SECONDARY: SHAKESPEARE
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UNIT 44 SECONDARY: SHAKESPEARE
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1
Why were the England and Scotland crowns united in the 17
th
Century? Because...
James I married a Scottish
when James I became English king, he was king of Scotland
Charles I was captured and executed
2
Shakespeare´s date of birth and death:
1516-1676
1654-1716
1564 -1616
1546-1616
3
Which of the following correspond to
Macbeth?
play directing intense light on the recesses of personality
the relationship between the community and the individual
it seems to be related to the contemporary situation
4
Which of the following points about Shakespeare´s language is true?
he wrote lines with five pairs of syllables, pentameter
Most of his poetry does not rhyme
he wrote lines with seven pairs of syllables, heptameter
5
Which Shakespeare´s title correspond to a sequence of four plays on the “War of the Roses”?
The Taming of the Shrew
The Contention
The two Gentlemen of Verona
The Comedy of Errors
6
Who was the first t of three long-reigning queens in British history?
Queen Victoria
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth II
7
Which of the following are shakespeare´s last works?
Winter’s Tales, Cymbeline and The Tempest
Troilus and Cressida and Titus Andronicus
King Lear, and The Tempest
8
The following two plays are considered "dark comedies:
Troilus & Cressida and All's Well That Ends Well
Much Ado About Nothing and Merry Wives of Windsor
Twelfth Night and Much Ado About Nothing
9
Which of the following are considered Shakespeare´s predecessors
Thomas Lodge, Thomas Kyd & Christopher Marlowe
John Lyly & Robert Greene,
Rosalynde & Endimion
10
What are Shakespeare´s two writing styles?
verse for important characters and prose for everyone else
formal for historical and informal for comedies
prose for important characters and verse for everyone else
11
Why does The
Merry Wives of Windsor
differ from the other Shakespeare´s comedies?
Because it is set not in an imaginary country but in Windsor
Because there is no obvious magic or disguise of sex
Because the play goes through three phases
12
Why was Henry VIII one of the most well-known monarchs in English history?
Chiefly because he took six wives during his life
Chiefly because he killed his wife during his reign
Chiefly because he took nine wives during his life
13
When did the Wars of Roses end?
When Henry VII defeated and killed Richard III
When the Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians
When Richard III defeated and killed Henry VII
14
Which of the following are Christopher Marlowe´s greatest works?
Doctor Faustus, Tamburlaine and Jew of Malta
Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece
Doctor Faustus and The two Gentlemen of Verona
15
What was the last of Shakespeare´s Roman plays?
Macbeth
King Lear
Coriolanus
Anthony and Cleopatra
16
What is considered the "Shadows of history" when reading the history plays?
The murder of a king is tantamount to blasphemy,
The historical background that the play is based on
The minor roles in plays
17
What caused the rise of Protestantism in England?
Doctrinal rather than political and personal
Political and personal rather than doctrinal
The Bubonic plague
18
What is considered The Golden Age of English literature?
1485-1660
1395-1660
1400-1790
