WorksheetsShakespeare Stations
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Shakespeare's birthday was likely on
a)
June 29, 1564
b)
April 23, 1564
c)
July 13, 2012
2.
The theatres were closed in 1953 because of
a)
the plague.
b)
flooding.
c)
rats.
3.
Shakespeare lived in
a)
Canada
b)
America
c)
England
4.
Under Queen Elizabeth's reign ___________ & ___________ explored the new world.
a)
Lewis & Clark
b)
Sir Francis Drake & Sir Walter Raleigh
c)
Juan Ponce de León & Samuel de Champlain
5.
How did the plague first spread to humans?
a)
Miasma (bad air)
b)
Dirty Water
c)
Cat bites
d)
Fleas on rats
6.
What's the name of Shakespeare's theatre?
a)
The King's Head
b)
The Curtain
c)
The Swan
d)
The Globe
7.
Where was Shakespeare born?
a)
Stanford-upon-Avon
b)
Stratford-upon-Avon
c)
Stafford-upon-Thames
d)
London
8.
How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?
a)
13
b)
14
c)
15
d)
16
9.
During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote approximately a total of ...?
a)
28 plays and 144 sonnets
b)
38 plays and 154 sonnets
c)
48 plays and 164 sonnets
d)
48 plays and 154 sonnets
10.
William Shakespeare married...
a)
Anne Hathaway
b)
Elizabeth Bennett
c)
Miriam Shakespeare
d)
Demi Moore
11.
Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeare play?
a)
Comedy
b)
History
c)
Horror
d)
Tragedy
12.
Shakespeare was part of a theatrical group called
a)
The President's Group
b)
The Royal Troupe
c)
The King's Men
d)
The Elite Theater
13.
Thou
Thou art a villain
Thou art a villain
a)
You
b)
They
c)
Hamburger
d)
ARE
14.
Doth
That man doth like silly shoes
That man doth like silly shoes
a)
Hamburger
b)
His
c)
Hairy
d)
Does
15.
Ye
Ye old dog! I hate ye!
Ye old dog! I hate ye!
a)
Her
b)
Him
c)
You
d)
We
16.
lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience
a)
aside
b)
cast of characters
c)
chorus
d)
comedy
17.
two rhyming lines at the end of a speech or poem
a)
rhyming couplet
b)
simile
c)
act
d)
aside
18.
a play on words, especially those that sound alike, but having different meanings
a)
pun
b)
rhyming couplet
c)
simile
d)
act
19.
"normal" speech or writing
a)
prose
b)
pun
c)
rhyming couplet
d)
simile
20.
a 10-syllable line divided into 5 iambic feet (a.k.a. Shakespeare's Rhythm)
a)
iambic pentameter
b)
imagery
c)
irony
d)
metaphor
21.
a unit in poetry consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
a)
iamb
b)
iambic pentameter
c)
imagery
d)
irony
22.
non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter
a)
blank verse
b)
comic relief
c)
double entendre
d)
dramatic irony
23.
a literary reference to a well-known work of art, music, history, or literature
a)
allusion
b)
blank verse
c)
comic relief
d)
double entendre
24.
In plays, a character's internal thoughts are expressed to the audience via __________.
a)
Aside
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Visuals and Graphics
d)
Voice Over
25.
The division of a play based on the development of the plot
a)
Act
b)
Line
c)
Scene
d)
Dramatis Personae
26.
The division of a play based on the character's location.
a)
Act
b)
Line
c)
Scene
d)
Dramatis Personae
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