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Shakespeare Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When a main character talks to themselves or the audience. No one conscious is usually on stage with them, and usually this speech is long.

a)

iambic pentameter

b)

aside

c)

soliloquy

d)

center stage

2.

A character on the stage says something to the audience or to other characters (while excluding others). The other actors on the stage pretend they cannot hear them is a:

a)

Iambic pentameter

b)

aside

c)

soliloquy

d)

down center stage

3.

One's opponent

a)

Adversary

b)

Merit

c)

Loathsome

d)

Cunning

4.

A character who contrasts with or is the opposite of another character.

a)

Aside

b)

Comedy

c)

Foil

d)

Tragedy

5.

_______________ is the worship of an idol or cult image, being a physical image, such as a statue, or a person in place of God.

a)

nuptial

b)

dexterity

c)

idolatry

6.

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

a)

Lament

b)

Contempt

c)

Indignant

d)

Effervescence

7.

Which vocab word is defined as:


to restore to friendship or harmony; to make consistent or congruous

a)

reconcile

b)

sporadic

c)

devastate

d)

limbo

8.

Which word means to read thoroughly and cautiously?

a)

obsess

b)

prone

c)

recourse

d)

peruse

9.

A play that shows downfall of main character, or hero; this hero may be an admirable person with a flaw that brings about their destruction.

a)

Scene

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragedy

d)

Set

10.

What is a tragic hero?

a)

A great or virtuous character who is destined for a downfall.

b)

A hero who turns into a villain.

c)

A great or virtuous character who is destined for greatness.

d)

A hero who saves the day.

11.
What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?
a)
London
b)
Scranton
c)
Canterbury
d)
Stratford upon Avon
12.
What was Shakespeare's wife's name?
a)
Queen Elizabeth 
b)
Anne Hathaway
c)
Juliet Monroe
d)
Vivian Marlowe
13.
Shakespeare's plays were performed at this theatre...
a)
The Oval
b)
The Globe
c)
The Horseshoe
d)
The Colosseum 
14.

What was Shakespeare's acting company called?

a)

Wilt Chamberlain's Men

b)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

Shakespeare Productions

d)

The Queen's Ladies

15.

WHERE does Romeo and Juliet take place?

a)

London, England

b)

Stratford-Upon-Avon

c)

Verona, Italy

d)

The Globe Theatre

16.
Plays are separated into
a)
acts and scenes
b)
chapters and pages
c)
parts and lines
d)
pages and sections
17.
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.
18.

This was the name for the people who had to stand near the stage to watch the play

a)

patrons

b)

noblemen

c)

groundlings

d)

actors

19.

Cheaper audience location where you stood for the whole play, and had no roof over your head

a)

Yard

b)

Galleries

c)

Hut

d)

Platform

20.

The Globe Theater opened in ...

a)

1432

b)

1599

c)

1699

d)

1999