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William Shakespeare

Quiz by Susan Sikes

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  • Q1
    The two main types of plays Shakespeare wrote were
    a. musicals
    b. comedies and tragedies
    interpretive
    horror and sad
    30s
  • Q2
    _______________ is the expression of a writer's attitude toward a subject
    d. attitude
    a. mood
    c. tone
    b. symbolism
    30s
  • Q3
    Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon on
    a. April 23, 1564
    b. May 1, 1564
    d. April 20, 1564
    c. March 3, 1564
    30s
  • Q4
    Shakespeare was a partner in the _______________ ________________
    b. King James Theater
    c. London Theater
    d. Globe Theatre
    A. Royal Theater
    30s
  • Q5
    The _______________ _________ is a main character who comes to an unhappy or miserable end.
    lost hero
    c. comic hero
    a. epic hero
    b. tragic hero
    30s
  • Q6
    Shakespeare wrote Macbeth during the ___________________ _______________
    d. Bubonic Plague
    c. English Renaissance
    a. Medieval Period
    b. Dark Ages
    30s
  • Q7
    A fatal error in judgement or weakness of character that leads directly to downfall is known as the __________ _________
    c. hero's flaw
    b. dramatic flaw
    comical flaw
    a. tragic flaw
    30s
  • Q8
    Shakespear is known for what type of poetry
    c. sonnet
    d. prose
    b. haiku
    a. narrative
    30s
  • Q9
    A tragedy is a work in which the main character came to unhappy end,
    b. false
    a. true
    30s
  • Q10
    Shakespeare worked as a
    b. actor and playwright
    c. teacher and playwright
    a. librarian and a playwright
    30s
  • Q11
    Henry VIII's first wife was
    d. Catherine of Aragon
    a. Jane Seymore
    c. Ann of Cleves
    b. Anne Boelyn
    30s
  • Q12
    Shakespeare's father's name was
    c. James
    a. Edward
    d. William
    b. John
    30s
  • Q13
    The English Renaissance occurred between
    b. 1300- 1500
    c. 1500 - 1650
    a. 1400- 1600
    d. 1300 - 1600
    30s
  • Q14
    Shakespeare left everything but his __________________ to his daughter
    a. lamp
    d. mirror
    c. bed
    b. ring
    30s

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