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WwW PP.30-33
WwW PP.30-33
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1
Who went to the theater?
The nobility
Courtiers and diplomats
All social classes
The lower classes
2
By the 1590s there was a widespread feeling...
..of optimism and buoyancy.
...of unease and even pessimism.
3
Who colonised Virginia?
Christopher Marlowe
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Francis Drake
Edmund Spenser
4
Elizabeth I was Queen of England during the period...
1066-1098
1558-1603
1554-1604
1765-1789
5
John Donne is considered to be a ...
A romantic poet
A Victorian poet
A lyric poet
A metaphysical poet
6
Elizabeth I was the daughter of...
Edmund Spenser and Christina Boleyn
Sir Francis Drake and Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII and Christina Marlowe
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
7
People who are melancholic are...
Relaxed and peaceful
Optimistic and social
Analytical and quiet
Short-tempered or irritable
8
The plays were performed during the day.
True
False
9
When did Elizabeth die?
1558
1570
1616
1603
10
What did Sir Francis Drake do?
He was a famous playwright.
He colonized Virginia.
He sailed around the world.
He discovered India.
11
A conceit is a .....
... metrical unit of poetry.
... a startling figure of speech.
12
After the defeat of the Spanish Armada Elizabeth made what speech?
The Tilbury Speech
The golden crown speech
I have a dream
Apology
13
The actors in Shakespeare's time were ...
Boys and men
Men and women
Men
Girls and Women
14
What is comic relief?
A comic episode within a serious work.
A silly term I've never heard of.
A serious episode within a comic work.
15
True or false: A
soliloguy
is another word for
monologue
.
false
true
16
How did Pope Pius V react to the establishment of an English church?
He excommunicated Elizabeth.
He condemned Elizabeth.
17
What does 'plot' refer to?
A summary of a story.
The events that make up a story.
18
Elizabeth's first concern was to make the ....... church legal in England.
Protestant
Catholic
19
All of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime. True or False?
True
False
20
Shakespeare was also an actor.
True
False
21
What is 'blank verse'?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Rhymed iambic pentameter
Gobbledygook
22
The theaters were located....
In the center of towns/cities
Outside the cities/towns
23
What is a romantic comedy? Choose the best answer.
A play about love and romance.
A humorous play with a happy ending.
24
How did Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart, Not TUDOR!) die?
She was executed.
She died of the black death.
She was assassinated.
She died of old age.
25
What does "The Armada" refer to?
A huge fleet of Dutch ships trying to invade Spain.
A huge fleet of English ships trying to invade England.
A huge fleet of Spanish ships trying to invade England.
A huge fleet of English ships trying to invade Holland.
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Why was she executed?
She plotted against Elizabeth.
She became a Catholic.
