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U2: Shakespeare
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How many lines are in a sonnet?
14
12
16
18
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Shakespeare was born in the month of...
June
July
April
May
3
Which of the following best describes a quatrain?
a poem of 14 lines, typically featuring rhyme and meter
a four-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
a type of metrical foot
a two-line, typically rhyming unit of verse
4
Quick math: How many years ago did Shakespeare die?
350
610
378
408
5
What is the theme of Sonnet 130?
Love in spite of flaws
An attractive woman
An ugly woman
Insults
6
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a ________ day?
Bitter
Summer's
Lovely
Spring's
7
What is written on Shakespeare's tombstone?
A curse
A blessing
A prayer
A joke
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Which of the following words did Shakespeare invent?
shouted
swagger
simplistic
soldier
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What is the rhyme scheme of a Petrarchan sonnet?
ABCDEFU
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
AABBCCDDEEFFGG
ABBAABBACDCDCD
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How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?
154
58
2
233
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When was Shakespeare born?
1616
1799
1221
1564
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What beat does an iambic pentameter mimic?
The 'We will rock you' beat
There is no beat in iambic pentameter
A human heartbeat
War drums
13
Shakespeare had a son with the name of Hamnet
True
False
14
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
47
37
27
7
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What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?
Katherine Shakespeare
Emma Watson
Emily Blunt
Anne Hathaway
16
Shakespeare was older than his wife
True
False
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In sonnet 130, the word 'dun' means...
white
black
brown
blue
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How many quatrains are in a Shakespearean sonnet?
1
2
3
4
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Sonnet 18: What does 'And summer's lease hath all too short a date' mean?
Summer's beauty will eventually fade away
Summers don't last very long
Summers are too cloudy
Summer dates are too hot
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What does 'And every fair from fair sometime declines' refer to?
Love falters with time
Inevitable mortality of beauty
Jealousy destroys love
21
Which of the following best describes a couplet?
Two things that rhyme together
Two lines of verse, in the same meter, joined by rhyme
A couple, like boyfriend and girlfriend
Four lines of verse, in the same meter, joined by rhyme
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The amount of feet in a line is called...
rhythm
pentameter
iambic
rhyme scheme
23
How did Shakespeare never sign his own name?
Shakspere
Shakspeare
Shaxberd
Shakespeare
