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WorksheetsR&J Quiz #1 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Shakespeare born?
a)
London
b)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
c)
Stratford-Upon-Avon
d)
Hamburg-de-Dehune
2.
Why did the London theaters close in 1593-1594?
a)
Flooding of the river Thames
b)
Outbreak of the Bubonic Plague
c)
Shakespeare had writer's block
d)
The actors were on strike against poor working conditions
3.
What was the name of Shakespeare's theater; named after its revolutionary design?
a)
The Swan and the Crow
b)
The Queen's Theater
c)
The Curtain
d)
The Globe
4.
Shakespeare's theater was much different than our theaters of today because...
a)
Boys played the roles of women
b)
Plays were held only during the daylight hours
c)
A majority of the audience had to stand during the play
d)
All of the above
5.
The time period in which Shakespeare lived is known as...
a)
The Victorian Era
b)
The Regency
c)
The Elizabethan Era
d)
The Reign of James I
6.
Shakespeare's company of actors was first known as...
a)
The King's Men
b)
Lord Chamberlain's Men
c)
The Queen's Troupe
d)
The Servants of the Stage
7.
Dramatic Element - This is the tragic flaw of the tragic hero. Causes their downfall.
a)
Pride & Ambition
b)
Achilles's Heel
c)
Hamstring
d)
Hamartia
8.
Dramatic Element - A preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.
a)
Sonnet
b)
Prologue
c)
Act
d)
Monologue
9.
Dramatic Element - Someone whose tragic flaw causes him/her to have a downfall and learn from the consequences of their actions.
a)
Protagonist
b)
Tragic Figure
c)
Epic Hero
d)
Tragic Hero
10.
Dramatic Element - A character is talking to him/herself on stage, allowing the audience access to his/her internal thoughts.
a)
Sonnet
b)
Monologue
c)
Soliloquy
d)
Scene
11.
Dramatic Element - A play that tells the story of a tragic hero. Generally these types of play begin happily, but quickly go downhill.
a)
Tragedy
b)
Comedy
c)
History
d)
Absurdist
12.
Dramatic Element - A long speech (at least 10 lines) by one character to a group on-stage.
a)
Solo
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Monopoly
d)
Monologue
13.
Dramatic Element - A part of an act defined by the changing of setting and/or characters.
a)
Act
b)
Scene
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Setting
14.
Dramatic Element - A character briefly says something to him/herself or to another character, so other characters on stage cannot hear him/her.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Monologue
d)
Dialogue
15.
Dramatic Element - Part of a play defined by elements such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Shakespeare included 5 of these in every play.
a)
Act
b)
Scene
c)
Plot Element
d)
Chapter
16.
Dramatic Element - A humorous character or incident in a serious literary work of drama, especially a tragedy, intended to relieve the dramatic tension.
a)
Stage Directions
b)
Prologue
c)
Comic Relief
d)
Tragic Hero
17.
Dramatic Element - In a play, it dominates the audience's experience of the drama. Forms the backdrop for the action.
a)
Scene
b)
Setting
c)
Hamartia
d)
Act
18.
Dramatic Element - An instruction written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions, movement of performers, and production requirements.
a)
Script Instructions
b)
Dramatic Overture
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Epilogue
19.
How many lines does a sonnet have?
a)
12
b)
13
c)
14
d)
15
20.
How many poetic feet are in a line of a sonnet (Hint: "penta-")
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
21.
How many syllables are in each line of a sonnet?
a)
12
b)
20
c)
5
d)
10
22.
A sonnet typically begins with a ___________ and ends with a ___________.
a)
problem; solution
b)
name; declaration
c)
question; observation
d)
crime; motive
23.
The rhyme scene of an English sonnet is...
a)
AABBCCDDEEFFGG
b)
ABCDABCDEFEFGG
c)
ABBACDDCEFFEGG
d)
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
24.
The prologue of Romeo and Juliet is which type of poem?
a)
Lyrical
b)
Ode
c)
Elegy
d)
Sonnet
25.
Iambic means the pattern of __________ and ___________ syllables.
a)
Unstressed & Stressed
b)
Stressed & Unstressed
c)
Long & Short
d)
Short & Long
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