Introduction to Shakespeare

Where was Shakespeare born?

• London
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• New York
• `Lincolnshire

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Shakespeare was alive during...

• Elizabethan times
• Georgian times
• Shakespearian times
• Romanian times

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Which theatre company was Shakespeare most closely associated with?

• The Queen's Men
• The London Theatre Company
• Lord Chamberlain's Men
• The Curtain

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Fill in the blank:
Shakespeare wrote around _____ plays during his lifetime.

• 44
• 37
• 127
• 27

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An allusion is...

• A lie
• A plot that centers around comedy.
• A way to make the audience feel like they're part of the play.
• A reference to a literary or historical person or event.

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Pun causes humor by using words that have similar sounds, but different what? 

• Meanings
• Allusions
• Connotations
• References

What is blank verse?

• A comedy
• Unrhymed lines that include iambic pentameter.
• Writing using rhymes.
• Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

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What is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "anon"? 

• soon or right away
• yesterday
• 100 years ago
• over

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What is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "coz"?

• neighbor
• yonder
• cousin
• enemy

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What is the meaning of the Elizabethan word, "morrow"?

• evening
• morning
• tomorrow
• a fortnight

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