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Shakespeare and the sonnets

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An Italian sonnet has..
a)
3 Quatrains, 1 Couplet
b)
1 Octave, 2 Couplets 
c)
1 Octave, 1 Sestet
2.
A sonnet contains _____ lines. 
a)
12
b)
4
c)
14
d)
16
3.

Petrarchan sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets are the same

a)

true

b)

false

4.
The Shakespearean sonnet is organized in ___ quatrains of alternating rhymes plus a group of two lines.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?
a)
iambic pentameter 
b)
iambic monometer 
c)
trochaic tetrameter
d)
No rhythmic meter
6.
Which of the following is Iambic Pentameter? 
a)
U / | U / | U / | U / | U / |
b)
/ U | / U | / U | / U | / U |
c)
U U / U | U / U | U U / |
7.

Two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. They end a Shakespearean sonnet.

a)

Sestet

b)

Iamb

c)

Quatrain

d)

Couplet

8.
Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?
a)
"Sonnet 130"
b)
"The White Doe"
c)
"Sonnet 18"
d)
"Laura"
9.
How did Shakespeare break tradition when he wrote Sonnet 130?
a)
He wrote about his pet dog instead of a person to mock tradition. 
b)
He wrote about someone he hated to show his dislike of typical sonnets. 
c)
He did not break tradition. He stayed in tradition to show others he could do it. 
d)
He compared a woman to nature, but said she could not compare to nature's beauty as a way to critique other sonnet's unrealistic comparisons. 
10.

How many syllables does a line of IAMBIC PENTAMETER have?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

10

d)

8

11.

How many sonnets did shakespeare write?

a)

154

b)

200

c)

120

d)

75

12.

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" is the beginning line of sonnet

a)

CXXX

b)

CXVI

c)

XVIII

d)

LV

13.
Where was W. Shakespeare born?
a)
London
b)
Birmingham
c)
Stratford-upon-Avon
14.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary

15.
Who did he marry?
a)
Anne Hathaway
b)
queen Elizabeth
c)
nobody
16.
Who of his children died?
a)
Judith
b)
Hamnet
c)
Susan
17.

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

a)

The Royal Theatre

b)

The London Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's Theatre

18.

What group of actors did Shakespeare work with?

a)

The Queen's Men

b)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

The King's Actors

d)

The Queen's Acting Company

19.

Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?

a)

because theaters were too dirty and dangerous

b)

because it was against the law for women to be onstage

c)

because women did not like the theater

20.

Shakespeare was ...

a)

a playwright

b)

a poet

c)

an actor

d)

all of the above

21.
What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?
a)
It was Christmas day.
b)
It was the same day King James I died.
c)
It was his birthday.
d)
It was the same day his son died.
22.
What was going on in the year of Shakespeare's birth that had tragic effects throughout Europe? 
a)
Spanish Flu
b)
Swine Flu
c)
Zika Virus
d)
the Bubonic Plague
23.

What is the name of the people who stood below the stage during performances?

a)

groundhogs

b)

orchestra

c)

groundlings

d)

peanut gallery

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