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1
How many syllables are in one full line of Iambic Pentameter?
2
5
15
10
2
When a character alone on stage (or they believe they're alone) gives a speech of their thoughts/feelings?
Speech
Monologue
Aside
Soliloquy
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How many iambs are in one line of iambic pentameter?
3
2
5
6
4
Bonus: Which word is spelled incorrectly?
Misspelled
Eligible
Independant
Questionnaire
5
A chorus must be singing to be considered a chorus.
False
True
6
How many lines are in a sestet?
7
4
6
3
7
Comic Relief can only take place after a serious event in the plot.
True
False
8
What are the three genres Shakespeare wrote his plays in?
Comedies
Romances
Tragedies
Histories
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What are the two most common rhyme schemes of the sestet of a Petrarchan Sonnet?
BCDBCD
CCCDDD
CDCDCD
CDECDE
10
A Blank Poem...
Doesn't rhyme but follows a meter
Doesn't rhyme and doesn't follow a meter
Doesn't follow a meter but does rhyme
11
Another name for a Shakespearean Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
English Sonnet
Elizabethan Sonnet
12
What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean Sonnet?
ABBAABBA CDCDCD
ABBAABBA CDECDE
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
ABAB CDCD EFEF EE
13
How many lines are in a quatrain?
3
8
4
6
14
What is a literary foil?
Two characters that begin as enemies and grow into friends.
Aluminum
Two characters that emphasize each other's traits.
Two characters that are enemies.
15
The octave of a Petrarchan Sonnet follows which rhyme scheme?
ABCDABCD
ABABCDCD
ABBAABBA
ABCABCDD
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True or False: A couplet must rhyme
False
True
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What is a play on the multiple meanings of a word?
Soliloquy
Pun
Prologue
Oxymoron
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What part of a play offers a brief overview of the plot?
Pun
Epilogue
Prologue
Exposition
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A Petrarchan Sonnet is also called a(n)
Shakespearean Sonnet
Italian Sonnet
English Sonnet
Grecian Sonnet
20
What is the official term for unadorned language called? (In other words, anything not poetry)
Anachronism
Prose
Sonnet
Talking
21
A monologue is not meant to be heard by any other characters on stage
True
False
22
What is another name for an onstage whisper?
Monologue
Soliloquy
Errant
Aside
23
How many lines are in an octave?
4
6
8
10
24
To make a Greek Tragedy, what all must happen to the protagonist?
They must lose everything.
They must change their view on life.
They must bring about their own downfall.
They must die.
25
How many syllables are in one iamb?
5
2
3
4
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What are the three reasons Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter?
It was the Queen's favorite meter
It follows the rhythm of our hearts
It is natural suited to the English language so it sounds pleasant to us
It's easy to memorize lines in this meter
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An anachronism is...
A play on words
Two contradictory terms that come together to create a truth
A lessening of the seriousness of a plot
An event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
28
How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
90
11
10
29
What is a drama as it relates to Shakespeare?
A spat between two playwrights.
Any story written that is meant to be acted out.
One of the genres of plays he wrote.
A musical
30
"Terribly Good" is an example of what?
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Personification
Onomatopoeia
31
These often signal the exit of a character or end of a scene.
Couplets
Puns
Comic Relief
Oxymorons
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Bonus: What was the name of Shakespeare's theater?
The Planet Theater
The Globe Theatre
The Shakin' Spear Club
The World's Theatre
