WorksheetsThe Renaissance Period
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Describe the ideal 'Renaissance Man':
a)
Life of the party
b)
Well-mannered and athletic
c)
Studious and quiet
d)
Obstinate and in trouble with the law
2.
The Renaissance started in
a)
California
b)
England
c)
Greece
d)
Italy
3.
Where was Shakespeare born?
a)
London
b)
Paris
c)
Stratford-upon-Avon
d)
Oxford
4.
What was Shakespeare's father denied?
a)
A coat of arms
b)
Acknowledgement that he was Shakespeare's father
c)
His birthright
d)
His inheritance
5.
What was Shakespeare's wife's name
a)
Anne Bolin
b)
Kate Hudson
c)
Anne Hathaway
d)
Lisa Smith
6.
What years were Shakes plays a hit of the London Theater seasons?
a)
1921-1933
b)
1589-1593
c)
1859-1893
d)
1781-1897
7.
What caused the London Theater to close down?
a)
The Plague
b)
Hurricane Katrina
c)
The Flood
d)
World War I
8.
Shakespeare's family motto is 'Non sans droit' which means 'Not without ________'
a)
dignity
b)
bravery
c)
a fight
d)
right
9.
The place where Shakespeare's plays were performed was called
a)
Dodger Stadium
b)
Apollo Theater
c)
The Globe Theater
d)
Radio City Music Hall
10.
________ were eaten like popcorn.
a)
Hazelnuts
b)
Peanuts
c)
Almonds
d)
Pumpkin seeds
11.
Shakespeare wrote a total of ______ plays.
a)
52
b)
25
c)
37
d)
35
12.
Macbeth was written in
a)
1905
b)
1605
c)
1705
d)
1805
13.
Macbeth takes place in
a)
Ireland
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Scotland
14.
A monologue is a long speech
a)
made by one person
b)
between two people
c)
at the beginning of each scene
d)
given at the end of the play
15.
The difference between what the audience knows and what the character knows is considered a
a)
comedy
b)
dramatic/tragic irony
c)
foreshadowing
d)
conflict
16.
When reading Shakespeare, you read from
a)
punctuation mark to punctuation mark
b)
right to left
c)
paragraph to paragraph
d)
no difference
17.
All of Shakespeare's plays consist of _____ Acts.
a)
three
b)
four
c)
six
d)
five
18.
Iambic Pentameter means
a)
every third syllable is stressed
b)
every third line is repeated
c)
every fourth syllable is stressed
d)
every second syllable is stressed
19.
Shakespeare dies on the same day as
a)
Queen Elizabeth
b)
Henry VIII
c)
he was born
d)
his father
20.
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare play?
a)
Much Ado About Nothing
b)
Macbeth
c)
Hamilton
d)
Romeo and Juliet
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