WorksheetsShakespeare Intro
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Shakespeare's first name?
a)
William
b)
James
c)
Walter
d)
Romeo
2.
When did Shakespeare live?
a)
during the Renaissance in the 1500s and 1600s
b)
during the Renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s
c)
During the Medieval rebirth era around 1200
d)
He's still alive.
3.
Where is Shakespeare from?
a)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
b)
Stratford, Canada
c)
London, England
d)
Verona, Italy
4.
TRUE OR FALSE
Shakespeare did interesting things with older stories.
Shakespeare did interesting things with older stories.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
Shakespeare is one of the greatest ___________ in the English language.
a)
playwrights
b)
playrights
c)
playwrites
d)
singers
6.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his accurate portrayal of humans
b)
the length of his novels
c)
his totally original plots
d)
his hairstyle
7.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his inventive and clever use of language
b)
his poor writing style
c)
his wealth
d)
his old, confusing language
8.
"Give me a torch . . . Being but heavy, I will bear the light" has a double meaning, which makes it a . . .
a)
pun
b)
drama
c)
comedy
d)
sonnet
9.
plays with a happy ending, usually marriage
a)
comedy
b)
tragedy
c)
drama
d)
sonnet
10.
plays with a sad ending, usually with death
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
sonnet
d)
drama
11.
Why is the roof of the Globe Theatre open?
a)
to provide light for the plays
b)
to air out the plague
c)
to clean out the theater after the messy guests
d)
for acoustics
12.
Plays are separated into
a)
acts and scenes
b)
chapters and pages
c)
parts and lines
d)
pages and sections
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