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, (a)   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.

(a)  

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.

• that is always 14 lines long

• and its last two lines are called a couplet.

• A sonnet

• is a piece of prose or poetry

• and has a set meter and rhyme

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 (a)   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.

(a)