Elizabethan England and Shakespeare Quiz Prep

Romanticism (multiple answers)

• Author or playwright paints an honest view of the world

• The author or playwright paints an idealistic view of the world where "love conquers all."

• A time period when paintings were authentic and true to life.

• A time period when paintings were about nature and large landscapes.

This is a genre or type of play used by Shakespeare. This genre combines relationships with humorous storylines. Midsummer Night's Dream is this kind of literature or play.

• A tragedy

• A comedy

• A fantasy

• A romantic comedy

During Elizabethan Times, __________________ played the roles of male and female parts.

A ________________ ________________ is a genre or type of play used by Shakespeare. Many modern movies and television shows copy this genre by combining relationships with humorous lines.

Queen Elizabeth became powerful by ........​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• not marrying and not having children.
• marrying powerful men and connecting kingdoms.
• trading and creating colonies.
• treating her people with disrespect.

Put the following phrases in the correct order to create a definition of a SONNET.

• is a piece of prose or poetry

• and its last two lines are called a couplet.

• and has a set meter and rhyme

• A sonnet

• that is always 14 lines long

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE concerning Shakespeare (multiple correct) ?

• Shakespeare can be spelled many different ways.

• Shakespeare's father was a glove maker.

• Shakespeare knew more vocabulary words than any person in history.

• Shakespeare lived a very long life.

In ____________________ the author or playwright paints the world as it is with all its problems, issues and sometimes, brutal endings.

Which of the following statements IS NOT TRUE (multiple answers)?

• Juliet was about 16 years of age when she fell in love with Romeo.

• LIfe in Elizabethan England was a breeze.

• Shakespeare wrote all of his many works of literature and plays.

• Elizabeth was an anomaly.

The ________________ _______________ was a famous location in London to get an see plays.