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True or False: Several of Shakespeare's plays were published during his lifetime.
True
False
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Where did the actors hide out when they weren't on stage?
Waiting House
Actor's House
Exhaustion House
Tiring House
3
The mid-range seating section in the theatre was called the:
gentleman's room
gallery
lord's room
yard
4
How did Londoners know that a play was being performed?
Daily newspaper
Word of mouth
Trumpets would sound
A flag was flown
5
Shakespeare was born in what city?
Stratford-upon-Avon
Dublin by the Sea
London Bridge
Glasgow Hills
6
Shakespeare wrote plays during the _______________________ era:
Elizabethan
Jacobian
Napoleon
Jamesean
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Who were the folks who stood at the base of the stage during a play?
Groundlings
Fieldlings
Fledglings
Yardlings
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How many plays did Shakespeare write?
52
12
37
26
9
Shakespeare was born in what year?
1502
1547
1598
1564
10
True or false: Many believe the Black Plague contributed to Shakespeare's obsession with death.
False
True
11
The famous theatre associated with Shakespeare is called the:
Sphere
Globe
Dome
World
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The cheapest section of the theatre was called:
tiring house
gallery
Hell
pit
13
Shakespeare died in what year?
1605
1616
1601
1609
14
The ceiling above the stage is called:
the Beyonds
the Heavens
the Skies
the Atmospheres
15
All of the following are true about Shakespearean theatre EXCEPT:
they had very few props
actors often used their words to describe surroundings
plays often lasted up to 6 hours
boys played girls' parts
16
Hither means:
how
hello
here
him
17
Shakespeare's wife's name was:
Anne Hathaway
Jennifer Aniston
Kate Hudson
Lindsay Lohan
18
In a sonnet, the first ____ lines present a problem
10
6
4
8
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All of the following are true about a sonnet EXCEPT:
ends in heroic couplet
alternating rhyme
15 lines
ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme