Romeo and Juliet Quizizz 2024

Who did William Shakespeare marry?

• Anne Frank
• Anne Williams
• Anne Hatheway
• Anne of Avonlea

What was scandalous about the marriage? Select all that apply

• Anne was quite a bit older than Shakespeare
• Anne was poorer than Shakespeare
• Anne was already pregnant
• Anne was much younger than Shakespeare

What was the Globe Theater like? Select the statements that are INCORRECT about the Globe Theater in Shakespeare's time. Select the 3 choices that are INCORRECT FACTS about the Globe Theater during Shakespeare's time.

• Had artificial lighting/sound so plays could happen whenever
• Not popular, people didn't really care to go to the plays
• Groundlings were the people who could afford expensive seats
• 20 sided open air ampitheater
• Nicknamed the Wooden O

What was the original name of Shakespeare's acting group? Original name, during the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

• The King's Men
• The Lord Chamberlain's Men

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting group AFTER Queen Elizabeth, once King James I came to the throne

• The King's Men
• The Lord Chamberlain's Men

Why did Shakespeare have to write sonnets for a time period?

• Plays fell out of popularity
• He ran out of things to write plays about
• The plague happened and theaters were closed
• He wanted to be home with Anne and the kids

What were the three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?

• Comedies, Romances, Tragedies
• Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
• Histories, Romances, Tragedies
• He wrote different types of plays???

During Elizabethan England what was life like for most people? Select 2 that CORRECTLY explain the time period in which Shakespeare lived.

• Life was easy, most people were middle to upper class
• Life was hard, disease, pestilance, and a huge wealth gap existed
• Drinking water was polluted and sewage ran in the streets
• The sewer system was excellent

A lengthy speech made by a character ALONE on the stage expressing their thoughts

• Soliloquy
• Monologue
• Aside
• Oxymoron
• Pun

Words spoken by a character on stage in an undertone to another character (whispered).

• Aside
• Monologue
• Soliloquy
• Oxymoron
• Pun