Mrs. Matuska's ENGL I: Intro to Shakespeare Review

Question 1

True/False: Most of Shakespeare's 37 plays are based on a previously written work.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

the part of a stage where the main action of the play takes place, especially outdoor scenes

Accepted Answer

the main stage

Question 3

True/False: During the Renaissance, imitation was looked down upon and considered cheating.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

someone nobly born whose character flaws lead to his/her downfall

Accepted Answer

tragic hero

Question 5

actors playing ghosts/witches could rise/descend through the door built into the main stage

Accepted Answer

trap door

Question 6

William Shakespeare is considered to be which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A and B

Question 7

Which of the following are categories of Shakespeare's plays?

Accepted Answer

Histories, Comedies, and Tragedies

Question 8

unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 9

characters alike in many ways but whose differences are significantly meaningful to the work

Accepted Answer

foil

Question 10

Most dialogue in Shakespearean drama is written in what form?

Accepted Answer

blank verse

Question 11

True/False: Props, sound effects, and dialogue provide details about the scene in a play

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

a humorous scene, incident, or speech that relieves the emotional intensity of a literary work

Accepted Answer

comic relief

Question 13

True/False: In Shakespeare's time, members of the upper class often became patrons of the arts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

a brief reference in a work to something outside the work that the audience would know

Accepted Answer

allusion

Question 15

a poetic line that contains five unstressed syllables, each followed by a stressed syllable

Accepted Answer

iambic pentameter

Question 16

Foil characters, soliloquies, asides, and allusions are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

dramatic conventions

Question 17

the idea that God established the king's position on the throne/people were born into classes

Accepted Answer

the Great Chain of Being

Question 18

True/False: Elizabethans despised anything to do with the supernatural.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

a social philosophy that sought to discover human wisdom is known as:

Accepted Answer

humanism

Question 20

a system of sponsorship in which noblemen and women sponsored (paid) a poet or playwright

Accepted Answer

patronage

Question 21

devices theater audiences accept as realistic even thought they are not necessarily lifelike

Accepted Answer

dramatic conventions

Question 22

True/False: By using a foil, a writer highlights the other character's traits and/or attitudes

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

the "chamber" used for most bedroom and balcony scenes

Accepted Answer

upper stage

Question 24

a speech that a character gives when he or she is alone on stage

Accepted Answer

soliloquy

Question 25

True/False: During the reign of Elizabeth I, artists of all types were highly esteemed.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

The acting company in which Shakespeare began is known as:

Accepted Answer

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 27

Queen Elizabeth was the patron of which acting company?

Accepted Answer

The Leichester's Men

Question 28

True/False: Elizabeth I was a strong supporter of culture and the arts.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

True/False: In the Elizabethan era, religious references were mocked and made fun of.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

True/False: The color of the flag flown from The Globe indicated what type of play was showing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

True/False: Elizabethan theater relied heavily on details provided by the playwright

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

James Burbage built the first permanent construction for the performance of plays, called:

Accepted Answer

The Theater

Question 33

dressing and storage rooms where actors rested between scenes and changed costumes

Accepted Answer

tiring house

Question 34

Shakespeare started his literary career during the reign of:

Accepted Answer

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 35

Shakespeare helped establish which of the following theaters on the banks of the River Thames?

Accepted Answer

The Globe

Question 36

The time period in which Queen Elizabeth reigned is often called:

Accepted Answer

the Elizabethan Age

Question 37

True/False: Elizabethan spelling was standardized

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

a character's remark (to audience or other character) that others on stage pretend to not hear

Accepted Answer

aside

Question 39

a drama that ends in catastrophe/death for the main character

Accepted Answer

tragedy

Question 40

The Renaissance was marked by a renewed interest in:

Accepted Answer

science, commerce, philosophy, and the arts

Question 41

True/False: Shakespeare coined more words/phrases/expressions to English than any other writer.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

True/False: Elizabethans were very superstitious

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

True/False: Elizabethans believed in fate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 44

the stage used mostly for indoor scenes; had a curtain that could be closed for scene changes

Accepted Answer

the inner stage

Question 45

True/False: The purpose of a soliloquy is to let the audience know what a character is thinking

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

The ceiling over the stage that protected the actors from weather and represented the sky

Accepted Answer

the heavens

Question 47

True/False: In Shakespeare's day, women were members of English acting companies

Accepted Answer

False

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