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Shakespeare Learning Stations

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A device often used in drama when a character speaks to him- or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

a)

Monologue

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verse

d)

Soliloquy

2.

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

a)

Verse

b)

Protagonist

c)

Aside

d)

Vocal Delivery

3.

When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

a)

Prologue

b)

Protagonist

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Situational Irony

4.

The way poetry and lyrics are written. It is broken into stanzas.

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

c)

Vocal Delivery

d)

Soliloquy

5.

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

a)

The Royal Theatre

b)

The London Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's Theatre

6.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Liverpool

7.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

37

b)

52

c)

13

d)

48

8.

What was his wife's name?

a)

Mary Hathaway

b)

Anne Hathaway

c)

Susan Hathaway

d)

Elizabeth Hathaway

9.

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a)

154

b)

200

c)

120

d)

75

10.

How many children did Shakespeare have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

11.

What group of actors did Shakespeare work with?

a)

The Queen's Men

b)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

The King's Actors

d)

The Queen's Acting Company

12.

When did Shakespeare die?

a)

April 23rd 1816

b)

April 23rd 1616

c)

April 23rd 1716

d)

April 23rd 1516

13.

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary

14.
Who of his children died?
a)
Judith
b)
Hamnet
c)
Susan
15.
What happened to his popularity in 400 years after his death?
a)
he became less popular
b)
people forgot him
c)
he became more popular
16.
In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron?
a)
George III
b)
James I
c)
Edward III
d)
Henry VIII
17.
Which of these titles are not a Shakespeare play?
a)
Macbeth
b)
Romeo and Juliet
c)
Twelfth Night
d)
Charlotte's Web
18.
The Globe Theater is in what city?
a)
Madrid
b)
London
c)
Rome
d)
Paris
19.
What is Shakespeare's first name?
a)
William
b)
James
c)
Walter
d)
Romeo
20.

Why is the roof of the Globe Theatre open?

a)

to provide light for the plays

b)

to air out the plague

c)

to clean out the theatre after the messy guests

d)

for acoustics

21.
Plays are separated into
a)
acts and scenes
b)
chapters and pages
c)
parts and lines
d)
pages and sections
22.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
23.
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
a)
It burned down.
b)
The Vikings tore it down.
c)
It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.
d)
It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.
24.

The rhythm of speech Shakespeare used is called

a)

Prosody

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Staccato

d)

Free Style

25.

Shakespearean actors were always...

a)

Well prepared

b)

On time

c)

Underpaid

d)

Male

26.

Shakespeare was born in which country?

a)

England

b)

Scotland

c)

America

d)

Ireland

27.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter? For soon enough the woods, the hawk, and he

a)

Yes

b)

No

28.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter?

One must have a mind of winter

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter? But if they answered him, we haven't heard

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

Is this line written in iambic pentameter? I only know that summer sang in me

a)

Yes

b)

No

31.

Which one of these is considered a pun?

a)

It was like taking candy from a baby

b)

This is a piece of cake

c)

Kings worry about receding heir line

32.

What is a pun?

a)

words that are sound the same but spelled different

b)

an idiom

c)

play on words: a joke

d)

pickle and onion mix

33.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as".

b)

A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

c)

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

d)

an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

34.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that uses the words "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison that does not use the words "like" or "as"

c)

An adverbial phrase that compares one thing to another

d)

A type of poem in which two things are compared

35.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds