Shakespeare and drama terms

a drama that ends with everyone dying

• History

• Comedy

• Tragedy

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A drama that ends with a wedding

• History

• Comedy

• Tragedy

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A play that tells the story of great men

• History

• Comedy

• Tragedy

What was the name of Shakespeare's theater company?

• King's Men

• Royal

• Lord Chamberlain's men

• Chester & theater

Where were Shakespeare's plays performed?

• National Theater of Scotland

• Theater of Wales

• Globe Theater

• Theater of Ireland

How were outdoor performances lit?

• candles
• torches
• electricity
• the sun

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What was the name for audience members standing in the open yard?

• Groundlings
• Grounded
• Standers
• Standlings

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Which flag color would be used to represent a tragedy?

• White
• Red
• Black
• Blue

Shakespeare wrote his plays in un-rhymed ____.

• iambic pentameter
• iambic quadrameter
• tetrambic hexameter
• tetrambic pentameter

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The ___________ is the the opening of the play that establishes the setting and gives background details, usually gives information about an earlier story that has to do with what you’re about to read.

• Script
• Setting
• Prologue
• Epilogue

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