WorksheetsShakespeare & Elizabethan England Background Ver. 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Kingston-Upon-Thames
Verona
Which of the following languages did Shakespeare study?
French
Greek
Latin
Italian
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
2
23
38
154
When is it believed that Shakespeare died?
April 23, 1564
September 16, 1594
July 22, 1603
April 23, 1616
Who was the monarch of England during Shakespeare's day?
Queen Mary
King Henry IV
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Black Death?
Contaminated food
No sewage or garbage systems
People living in close contact with one another
Rat and flea infestations
Which of Shakespeare's plays was written to impress King James' interest in superstition?
The King's Men
Daemonologie
Othello
Macbeth
What type of play is Romeo and Juliet?
Comedy
History
Tragedy
Romance
Which of the following was NOT one of Shakespeare's plays?
Venus and Adonis
Much Ado About Nothing
Richard III
Julius Caesar
How many words is Shakespeare said to have created?
154
1700
2000
1623
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Shakespearean sonnet?
Narrative style
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Rhyme Scheme
Written in iambic pentameter
14 lines
Who performed female roles on stage?
Women
Young girls
Men
Young boys
How many times did the Bubonic Plague close the theaters?
2
3
4
5
Shakespeare's theater company changed their names to The King's Men. Which king was their patron?
George III
Edward III
James I
Henry VIII
A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by other players.
Dialogue
Aside
Monologue
Allusion
When the audience of a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.
Dramatic foil
Blank verse
Dramatic irony
Prose
A device when a character speaks to him/herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.
Soliliquoy
Monologue
Pun
Sarcasm
A literary device where words express something contrary to truth or someone says the opposite of what they really feel or mean.
Blank verse
Pun
Dramatic irony
Sarcasm
Where did the phrase: "Be all and end all" come from?
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
The Tempest
From which play did the phrase "fight fire with fire" originate?
Julius Caesar
The Merchant of Venice
Henry VI
King John
