Shakespeare's Early Days

As a child in grammar school, what two Roman playwrights were early influences for Shakespeare?

• Aristophanes and Aeschylus
• Molière and Racine
• Sophocles and Euripides

• Plautus and Seneca

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What nickname did others in the theatre scene of London use for William Shakespeare?

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What term was used for cheaply printed copies of published plays in Shakespeare's time?

• Novels

• Quartos

• Folios

• Serials

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How much money did playwrights typically receive from their published plays?

​ (a)  

• $100
• $5
• $50
• $0.50
• $0

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What was the name of the collection of Shakespeare's plays created by John Heminges and Henry Condell?

• First Folio
• The Complete Works of Shakespeare
• Shakespeare's Compendium
• Second Folio

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What were each style of play concerned with?

Groups:

(a) Tragedy

,

(b) History

• Ethics

• Politics

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