Intro. to Shakespeare, Puns, and Insults

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, ____________.

• New York

• England

• Belgium

• Kenya

Shakespeare did not attend a __________.

• school

• theater

• university

• wedding

The English language was enormously __________ by Shakespeare.

• damaged

• harmed

• confused

• influenced

Which was a form of insult during Elizabethan times based on the opening scene of Romeo and Juliet?

• people biting their thumbs at others

• people chasing others

• dancing without rhythm

• asking too many questions

The two households in Romeo and Juliet ________ each other.

• love

• are jealous of

• spend quality time with

• hate

Juliet's family

• Montagues

• Capulets

• Shakespeares

• Heffleys

Romeo's family

• Montagues

• Capulets

• Jeffersons

• Minecrafters

The type of play that Romeo and Juliet is

• Comedy

• Romance

• Tragedy

• Sonnet

A pun is a form of _________ that has two meanings.

• game

• sonnet

• metaphor

• wordplay

Puns are mostly used to make speaking and writing more _____________.

• understandable

• plain

• organized

• humorous