WorksheetsLiterature
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the name of the theatre where most of the Shakespeare's plays were performed?
King's theatre
The Theatre
Globe theatre
Who is Portia?
A rich woman, living in Belmont, who marries Bassanio
A rich woman, living in Belmont, who marries Antonio
A rich woman, living in Venice, who marries Antonio
Who is Laerte?
Hamlet's friend who helps him
Ophelia's brother and Polonius's son. He is killed by Hamlet in the final duel
Claudius's son, he kills Hamlet in the final duel
What is "The Murder of Gonzago"?
A play within the play in Hamlet
A play within the play in Macbeth
A poem written by Hamlet
What is the main theme in Othello?
The jelousy of Iago, in love with Desdemona
The jelousy of Desdemona
The jelousy of Iago, who wants the power of Othello
What is the most repeated word in Macbeth?
Power
Traitor
Blood
At the end of the play, who become King in Macbeth?
Malcom
Duncan
Macduff
What happened in 1649?
Civil War broke out in England
England became a monarchy
Charles I was executed
Theatre was one of the most appreciated forms of entertainment during the Puritan Age
True
False
Who is the most important poet of the Metaphysical poets?
John Milton
T.S. Eliot
John Donne
John Milton wrote "L'allegro" and "Il Penseroso" in what language?
English
Italian
Milton wrote some pamphlets about:
The right to divorce, the freedom of the press, the right to depose a king
The right to divorce, the freedom of the press, the monarchy
The freedom of the press, the chastity, education
"Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav'n"
Who says these words?
Satan in Heaven, book I, Paradise Regained
Mephistopheles in Hell, book I, Paradise Lost
Satan in Hell, book I, Paradise Lost
Who is Sir Robert Walpole?
The first English Prime Minister
The general of the English army
The helper of Daniel Defoe
The 18th-century novel is the spokesman of
The poor classes
The middle classes, the self-made man
The landowners
Robinson Crusoe is...
An autobiographical poem
A spiritual autobiography
A travel guide
Gulliver's Travels is...
A hymn to relativism
A novel about different religious groups
A travel book
A Tale of a Tub is...
A satire about the merits of the ancient literature
A satire about books
A satire about the contending religious groups of the age
What happened in 1775?
A regicide
Declaration of Independence of America
Beginning of the War of Independence
What is important for William Blake?
Complementary opposites
The Church and God
The experience
