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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Shakespeare born?LondonStratford-upon-AvonNew York`Lincolnshire
- 2. Multiple ChoiceShakespeare was alive during...Elizabethan timesGeorgian timesShakespearian timesRomanian times
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich theatre company was Shakespeare most closely associated with?The Queen's MenThe London Theatre CompanyLord Chamberlain's MenThe Curtain
- 4. Multiple ChoiceFill in the blank:
Shakespeare wrote around _____ plays during his lifetime.443712727 - 5. Multiple ChoiceAn allusion is...A lieA plot that centers around comedy.A way to make the audience feel like they're part of the play.A reference to a literary or historical person or event.
- 6. Multiple ChoicePun causes humor by using words that have similar sounds, but different what?MeaningsAllusionsConnotationsReferences
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is blank verse?A comedyUnrhymed lines that include iambic pentameter.Writing using rhymes.Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "anon"?soon or right awayyesterday100 years agoover
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "coz"?neighboryondercousinenemy
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "morrow"?eveningmorningtomorrowa fortnight
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "yonder"?over theretomorrowsomedayto yearn something
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of the following does NOT describe a "tragic hero"?protagonistbecomes evilcentral characterusually dies
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the minimum cost to watch one of Shakespeare's plays?1 penny1 pound1 dollar10 cents
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat does an aside reveal?The character's past.The hero's death.The antagonist's flaws.The character's private thoughts.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceFill in the blank:
A tragedy is a drama that results in _______ - most often death.romancecomedycatastrophestaging - 16. Multiple ChoiceWho are the two "households" that the prologue refers to?Romeo and JulietThe Capulets and the MontaguesPrince Escalus and MercutioThe Shakespeares and the Hathaways
- 17. Multiple ChoiceFill in the blank:
___________ is not only a priest, but he was also Romeo's advisor.Lord MontagueFriar JohnFriar LaurenceCount Paris - 18. Multiple ChoiceA person who makes potions, medicine and poisons is called:A PageA ServantA WatchmanAn Apothecary
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe setting of "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" is:Verona and Mantua in Northern Italy in the 14th CenturyLondon in the 15th CenturyStratford-Upon-Avon in the 1300sItaly
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we do when we don't understand a text?We skip it.We don't do our work.We do a close reading to better understand the text.We copy what somebody else wrote about the text.
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