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Shakespeare and Films

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were Shakespeare's birth and death dates?

a)

1564-1616

b)

1555-1666

c)

1560-1605

d)

1600-1652

2.

Which is true of Shakespeare's wife?

a)

She was older than he was.

b)

She lived in London with him while he wrote plays.

c)

She couldn't have any children.

d)

She was a member of the Royal Family.

3.

What were the names of Shakespeare's children?

a)

Romeo, Juliet

b)

Hamlet, Anne

c)

Judith, Hamnet

d)

Susanna, Judith, Hamnet

4.

What were the names of Shakespeare's acting troupe?

a)

Shakespeare's Men, Royal Lineage

b)

Lord Chamberlain's Men, The King's Men

c)

Lord Burbage's Players, Queen Elizabeth's Men

d)

Royal Players, English Acting Company

5.

Which is true of the Globe Theater?

a)

It was in Stratford-upon-Avon.

b)

It had artificial lighting and a large front curtain.

c)

It was in London and had an open-air construction.

d)

It was triangular and had four levels of seats.

6.

Which is one of only two authentic likenesses of William Shakespeare?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Why does Cassius want to overthrow Julius Caesar?

a)

He believes it will be best for Rome.

b)

He is jealous of him.

c)

The gods told him to.

d)

He is protecting Caesar's wife.

8.

All of these gave Caesar a warning about the Ides of March EXCEPT ___________.

a)

a soothsayer

b)

Calpurnia

c)

Artemidorus

d)

his augerers

e)

Marc Antony

9.

How do the assassins kill Caesar?

a)

They stab him at the Capitol.

b)

They bludgeon him in his sleep.

c)

They hang him in the Forum.

d)

They behead him on his balcony.

10.

Which two characters are foils?

a)

Tybalt and Benvolio

b)

Romeo and Tybalt

c)

Mercutio and the Prince

d)

Juliet and the Nurse

11.

Romeo and Juliet first meet ______.

a)

at church.

b)

at the Capulets' party.

c)

in the town square.

d)

in Rosaline's garden.

12.

After Romeo and Juliet are married, who does Romeo kill?

a)

Lord Capulet

b)

Lady Capulet

c)

Tybalt

d)

Friar Lawrence

13.

"Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?" means ___.

a)

Where are you?

b)

Why are you called Romeo?

c)

Where is your art?

d)

Are you actually Romeo?

14.

How does Romeo die?

a)

He stabs himself.

b)

He drinks poison.

c)

Paris kills him.

d)

The Prince executes him.

15.

How do the fathers make peace between the two families?

a)

They vow to build golden statues of the other's child.

b)

The change their names to a shared name for both families.

c)

They serve a year in prison as penance.

d)

They throw a party together.

16.

thoughts spoken aloud by a character when he/she is alone, or thinks he/she is alone on stage

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

scene

d)

soliloquy

17.

lines that are spoken by a character directly to the audience

a)

aside

b)

monologue

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

act

18.

when the audience knows something that the character does not know

a)

dialogue

b)

foil

c)

tragic hero

d)

dramatic irony

19.

When is Mrs. Gilman's wedding anniversary

a)

March 15

b)

Friday, the 13th

c)

Halloween

d)

New Year's Day

20.

How many plays did Shakespeare write in his lifetime?

(a)