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Shakespeare Background Review

Quiz by Kristin Ferruchie

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  • Q1

    Shakespeare is considered to be the world's greatest playwright.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q2

    Shakespeare lived in England during which time period?

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    Jumble
    30s
  • Q3

    During this period, which of the following was NOT true?  

    Queen Elizabeth reigned and supported the arts

    Creativity and human achievement were emphasized

    The Plague ran rampant, killing millions and putting many out of work and homes

    Shakespeare died from the Black Death

    30s
  • Q4

    Shakespeare's only affiliation with acting was that he was a writer.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • Q5

    With which two acting companies was Shakespeare involved?

    Lord Chamberlain's Men until it was switched to the Queen's Men when Elizabeth was crowned Queen

    Lord Chamberlain's Men until it was switched to the King's Men when James I was named King

    Elizabethan Acting Company until it was changed to the Globe Acting Company when Shakespeare became an owner of the theater

    The Queen's Men until it was switched to the King's Men when James I was named King

    30s
  • Q6

    Shakespeare was partial owner of the _ _ _ _ _ Theater.

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    30s
  • Q7

    Shakespeare wrote _ _ plays.  (2-digit answer)

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    30s
  • Q8

    Shakespeare created original phrases like "wild goose chase" and "in a pickle," making his language innovative.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q9

    Which is NOT true of blank verse?

    5 feet with a 2-syllable per foot pattern

    10 syllables with the pattern of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable pattern

    Shakespeare created it

    unrhymed iambic pentameter

    30s
  • Q10

    Which drama will we read?

    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

    Macbeth

    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

    30s
  • Q11

    It is believed Julius Caesar was written near the end of Shakespeare's life in 1599.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q12

    Shakespeare entertained all classes of society through humor, action, rhetoric, the supernatural, and universal themes about life.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q13

    Shakespeare wrote 154 of this type of poetry.

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    30s
  • Q14

    Which of the following BEST describes the format of a sonnet?

    12 lines of iambic pentameter, with 4 tercets, following the rhyme scheme of ABACDCEFEGHG

    14 lines of iambic pentameter, with 3 quatrains and 1 rhyming couplet at the end, following the rhyme scheme of ABABCDCDEFEFGG

    5 lines of iambic pentameter with one stanza with the rhyme scheme of ABABC

    10 lines of iambic pentameter, with 5 rhyming couplets, following the rhyme scheme of AABBCCDDEE

    30s
  • Q15

    Shakespearean sonnets are written about

    rhetoric

    love

    drama

    death

    30s

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