WorksheetsBEAT THE GEEK Round 6 - William Shakespeare
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is Baconian theory?
Shakespeare's creative genius was attributed to his breakfast of bacon and eggs, which was an unusual breakfast in those times since it was difficult to prepare the ham in bacon strips.
Shakespeare was not educated enough to be the author of the plays, which were really written by Sir Francis Bacon.
Sir Francis Bacon inspired William Shakespeare since he was Shakespeare's best friend and close confidant.
The outbreak of swine flu in Stratford Upon Avon, Shakespeare's home, forced him to give up his hog-raising business and move to London, which was where he would make the contacts in theater that led him to act and write in plays.
What are the three types of plays that Shakespeare wrote?
Spenserian, Marlowian, and Jonson
Good, Bad, and Ugly
Tragedies, Hilarities, and Moralities
Histories, Comedies, and Tragedies
Where can these words of Shakespeare be found? "Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones."
Shakespeare's grave
Macbeth's burial mound
Romeo and Juliet's mausoleum
Shylock the Jew's tomb
As mentioned in the Shakespeare's Scribe, why did Shakespeare and his theater company leave London in 1602?
Actors were chased away from towns because they were seen as low-class.
Theaters were closed because of the plague.
The Globe theater burned down and they had to perform outside of London.
Shakespeare's company of actors lost a bet with their competitors and had to perform outside of London for a year.
Shakespeare performed for which monarchs?
Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria I
Mary Queen of Scots and Queen Elizabeth I
Mad King George and Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I and King James I of England
How old is Juliet when she marries Romeo?
12
13
14
15
What is blank verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter like One Direction's song lyric from History: “You gotta help me, I’m losing my mind”
What Dr. Seuss wrote in like "Think left and think right, think low and think high. oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!" - Oh, The Thinks You Can Think!
Rhyming iambic tetrameter like Joyce Kilmer's Trees - I think that I shall never see a poem as lovely as a tree
Something similar to Yoda's speech pattern - “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” from The Empire Strikes Back
In The Shakespeare Stealer novel, what role did William Shakespeare perform in Hamlet which was traditionally said to have been portrayed by him?
The Gravedigger
Hamlet
Falconer
The Ghost
In 2016, a radar scan of Shakespeare's grave revealed something was missing from the grave. What was it?
His clothes
His body
His skull
His right hand
Why did Juliet kiss Romeo after Romeo's death?
She was trying to kill herself and hoping there was still some poison on his lips.
Her lover just died and she wanted to say a proper goodbye.
She knew CPR and was trying to provide mouth to mouth resuscitation.
She was kissing him to break the curse placed upon him.
In the Netflix series Trollhunters by Guillermo del Toro, the main characters of James Lake, Jr. and Claire Nuñez are cast as which Shakespearean couple?
Orlando and Rosalind (As You Like It)
Romeo and Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
Benedict and Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)
Hamlet and Ophelia (Hamlet)
What is Honorificabilitudinitatibus?
It is the name of one of the spirits that the three witches summon in Shakespeare's play (Macbeth) and is Latin for "the honored horned horrible one."
It is the longest name for a character in Shakespeare's plays (A Midsummer Night's Dream) and is Latin for "he who dies an honored death".
It is the longest word in Shakespeare's plays (Love's Labor's Lost) and is Latin for "the state of being able to receive honors."
It is the only Latin character name in a Shakespearean play (The Tempest) and is Latin for "he who is honored to lead the multitudes."
What is the problem with Shakespeare's plays Cardenio and Love's Labor's Won?
They are lost plays. No one has found any copy of them though they are mentioned as having been written and performed.
They were the plays which brought Shakespeare in the most legal trouble with the Queen and her censors.
They are not written by William Shakespeare at all! No one knows who wrote them or why Shakespeare is the attributed author.
They portrayed Shakespeare's style of writing, but there are clearly parts written by another unknown writer. Experts believe only 30% of the play (the start and scenes with the witches) were written by him.
What were the names of theater companies that Shakespeare performed with?
Admiral's Men, Lord Strange's Men, Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Queen's Men, The Admiral's Men, and The King's Men
Pembroke's Men, The Admiral's Men, and The Queen's Men
Pembroke's Men, Lord Chamberlain's Men, and the King's Men
How many plays are attributed to Shakespeare?
10-12 plays
27-29 plays
37-40 plays
61-63 plays
