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Shakespeare, Iambic Pentameter, Themes, and Tragedy Quizziz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

William Shakespeare was born in the year...

a)

1464

b)

1564

c)

1616

d)

1764

2.

When he was eighteen, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was twenty-six.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The First Folio divides Shakespeare's plays into these three sections:

a)

Adventure, comedies, and tragedies.

b)

Comedies, poetry, and histories.

c)

Comedies, tragedies, and horror.

d)

Comedies, tragedies, and histories.

4.

"Thy dog needs to be feed," is synonymous with...

a)

"Our dog needs to be feed."

b)

"Their dog needs to be feed."

c)

"Your dog needs to be feed."

d)

"My dog needs to be feed."

5.

The iambic pentameter structure is...

a)

Five sets of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed.

b)

Two sets of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed.

c)

Two sets of an unstressed syllable followed by a unstressed.

d)

Five sets of a stressed syllable followed by a stressed.

6.

The rhythm of the iambic pentameter is compared to a...

a)

A repeating drop of water in a pool of water.

b)

Fire alarm.

c)

The steps of a trotting horse.

d)

Heartbeat.

7.

A theme can be all of the following except:

a)

Subjective.

b)

Based off the work.

c)

An excerpt of the work.

8.

The theme of Romeo and Juliet is...

a)

Love transcends familial restrictions.

b)

Forbidden love cannot exist in the world of the living.

c)

What is forbidden becomes all the more prized.

d)

All of the above.

9.

In a tragedy, a heroic individual can cause themselves to receive sorrowful or terrible events.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A tragedy typically concludes with the heroic individual...

a)

Returning to the same position from which the work started from.

b)

Receiving a happy ending.

c)

Receiving a ruinous fall.

11.

A tragedy can include a heroic sacrifice.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The genre of Hamlet is...

a)

Tragedy

b)

Satire

c)

Drama

d)

Comedy