WorksheetsShakespeare Vocabulary ELA4H
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who has the first Soliloquy in Shakespeare's Othello?
a)
Othello
b)
Iago
c)
Desdemona
d)
Brabantio
2.
The meter of poetry featuring 5 stressed and 5 unstressed syllables per line used by Shakespeare.
a)
Spondaic Pentameter
b)
Trochaic Pentameter
c)
Iambic Pentameter
d)
Iambic Centimetre
3.
Who contains the tragic flaw in Othello?
a)
Othello, because he is the hero.
b)
Iago, because he is the villain.
4.
In plays, a character's internal thoughts are expressed to the audience via __________.
a)
Aside
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Visuals and Graphics
d)
Voice Over
5.
This type of play typically ends in a Wedding.
a)
History
b)
Tragedy
c)
Comedy
d)
Skit
6.
En Medias Res is latin for.....
a)
In the Middle of things
b)
Running the Race
c)
From the Beginning
d)
To start With
7.
In Shakespeare's time this word was used to refer to anyone who was not Caucasian.
a)
African-American
b)
Arab
c)
Ottoman Turks
d)
Moor
8.
The invisible line separating the universe of the fiction from our reality.
a)
The 4th Wall
b)
The Wormhole
c)
The Fictional Horizon
d)
The Stage
9.
An Allusion is...
a)
A Trick
b)
A Type of Poetry
c)
When a Character Speaks Only to Specific Characters
d)
A Reference
10.
In Drama the Antagonist....
a)
Created the Conclict
b)
Resolves the Conflict
c)
Promotes the Conflict
d)
Is the Tragic Hero
11.
The Pattern of Syllables and Stresses in Poetry is referred to as the.....
a)
Meter
b)
Iambic Pentameter
c)
Prose
d)
Rhythm
12.
The division of a play based on the character's location.
a)
Act
b)
Line
c)
Scene
d)
Dramatis Personae
13.
The division of a play based on the development of the plot
a)
Act
b)
Line
c)
Scene
d)
Dramatis Personae
14.
This type of drama explores man's self-inflicted suffering.
a)
Comedy
b)
History
c)
Tragedy
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