Shakespeare Introduction Quiz

What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?

• London
• Scranton
• Canterbury
• Stratford upon Avon

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What was going on in the year of Shakespeare's birth that had tragic effects throughout Europe? 

• Spanish Flu
• Swine Flu
• Zika Virus
• the Bubonic Plague

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What is a sonnet?

• a poem 
• a poem of fourteen lines
•   a poem using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
• ALL of the above

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What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

• Queen Elizabeth 
• Anne Hathaway
• Juliet Monroe
• Vivian Marlowe

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Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeares' plays?

• Comedy
• History
• Horror
• Tragedy

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What event happens at the end of most of Shakespeare's comedies?

• marriage

• an execution

• birth of a child

• a funny joke

Shakespeare was born in which country?

• England

• Scotland

• America

• Ireland

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What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?

• ballad
• sonnet
• lyric
• narrative

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How many lines are in a sonnet?

• 18

• 14

• 13

• 10

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Which one is the correct rhyme scheme for sonnets?

• abcd abcd efgh efgh ii

• aabb ccdd eeff gghh ii

• abab cdcd efef gg

• aabb ccdd eeff gg

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