Shakespeare wrote 4 types of plays. They are:

Comedies, Tragedies, Tragic Comedies, Histories

Plays, sonnets, and narrative poems

Iambic Pentameter refers to....

The rhythm and syllables within a verse

Which two rulers reigned during Shakespeare's time?

Queen Elizabeth I and King James I

when the audience knows something the characters in the play don’t.

An expression calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly

Which of these is NOT a tip for reading Shakespeare?

Look up every word you don't know

What is the pattern of syllables in Iambic Pentameter?

A repetition of unstressed followed by stressed syllables

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1
Shakespeare wrote 4 types of plays. They are:
Romance, RomComs, Histories, Fantasy
Fantasy, Romance, Histories, Tragedies
Comedies, Tragedies, Tragic Comedies, Histories
Romance, Histories, Comedies, Tragedies
2
Which is NOT a type of irony?
Sarcasm
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
3
Shakespeare wrote...
Plays, sonnets, and narrative poems
Novels
Novels, plays, and histories
Plays
4
Iambic Pentameter refers to....
A type of rhyming
10 words per beat
5 word sentences with a pattern
The rhythm and syllables within a verse
5
Which two rulers reigned during Shakespeare's time?
King Henry I and Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth I and King James I
Queen Anne II and King Edward
King Francis and King James I
6
Back then people really spoke the way Shakespeare wrote.
False
True
7
What does "Thou" mean?
But
Yes
You
Alright
8
Shakespeare often used rhyming when characters were exiting the stage.
False
True
9
Dramatic Irony is...
An indirect or passing reference
Intention and result differ, outcome is different from what is expected.
expression and intention are opposite (sarcasm)
when the audience knows something the characters in the play don’t.
10
Iambic Pentameter has how many syllables?
7
10
5
12
11
An allusion is...
The use of symbols to represent ideas
An exaggerated statement or claim
An expression calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Comparing two things not using like or as
12
Which of these is NOT a tip for reading Shakespeare?
Don't get hung up on words you don't know
Read until the end of the sentence (period)
Look up every word you don't know
Use context clues and read twice
13
Which two allusions are most often used?
Greek Mythology and Famous Authors
The Bible and Greek Mythology
Famous Authors and the Bible
Historical Figures and Greek Mythology
14
What is the pattern of syllables in Iambic Pentameter?
A repetition of unstressed followed by stressed syllables
Long then short syllable
Unstressed, unstressed, stressed syllables
5 stressed syllables
15
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
28
15
37
42
16
How many words did Shakespeare add to the English Language?
500
3,000
2,500
2,000
17
When a character has a long speech and is by their self on stage, usually expressing their thoughts aloud is called:
A monologue
A soliloquy
A narrative
Dialogue
18
William Shakespeare was alive from....
1564-1616
1600-1650
1650-1700
1530-1600
19
How do all of Shakespeare's Comedies end?
With a wedding
With a confession of love
With a joke
With a kiss
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What type of English did Shakespeare use?
Old English
A mix of Old and Modern English
Modern English
Middle English

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