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Shakespeare in our Time quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Shakespeare's plays and poems are written in this form:

a)

Free verse

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Quatrains

d)

Sonnet form

2.

2. Shakespeare lived during the following time period:

a)

the Paleozoic era

b)

the Baroque period

c)

the Classical period

d)

the Renaissance

3.

3. Which of the plays was made into a contemporary movie (check all that apply)

a)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

b)

Henry IV

c)

Othello

d)

Romeo & Juliet

e)

Macbeth

4.

An "aside" is when:

a)

a character speaks directly to the audience, but other characters on stage do not hear them

b)

the characters all move to the side of the stage so the main character can speak

c)

a character speaks lines while they are backstage

d)

a character says their thoughts out loud

5.

True or false: It was considered acceptable for women to perform on stage.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or false: Many of Shakespeare's phrases are part of our everyday speech and language today.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Shakespeare was born in _________ in the city of ____________.

a)

1595; London

b)

1945; Liverpool

c)

1564; Stratford-Upon-Avon

d)

1492; Oceanbleu

8.

What is a soliloquy?

a)

when a character sings and dances alone on stage

b)

when a character speaks their thoughts aloud to the audience

c)

when a character messes up their lines and runs offstage, crying

d)

when a character speaks directly to the audience

9.

True or false: During Shakespeare's time, all theaters were rectangular in shape.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or false: Today, Shakespeare's plays and poems are cherished and performed worldwide.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or false: Shakepeare's company built the Globe Theater in 1599.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Shakespeare married _________________.

a)

Anne Hathaway

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Carey Mulligan

d)

Gwyneth Paltrow