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Shakespeare Vocabulary 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"I’ll catch it ere it come to ground" what does 'ere' mean?

a)

before

b)

after

c)

when

d)

here

2.

In "Thou art too like the spirit of Banquo", what does 'Thou art' mean?

a)

Through art

b)

You are

c)

They are

d)

Though art

3.

In "Hie thee hither, That I may pour my spirits in thine ear" what does 'thine' mean?

a)

Their

b)

Your

c)

Her

d)

Yours

4.

What does "Hie thee hither" mean?

a)

Hurry here

b)

Go there

c)

Hide yourself there

d)

Be careful

5.

In "Those linen cheeks of thine Are counselors to fear" what does 'thine' mean?

a)

You

b)

Your

c)

Yours

d)

Theirs

6.

Translate 'would they had stayed' to modern English.

(a)  

7.

In "Ay, my good lord", what does 'Ay' mean?

(a)  

8.

In "But in a sieve I’ll thither sail," What does 'thither' mean?

a)

never

b)

there

c)

quickly

d)

slowly

9.

In "Sirrah, a word with you", what does 'Sirrah' mean?

(a)  

10.

In "To be thus is nothing, But to be safely thus", what does 'thus' mean?

a)

this way

b)

therefore

c)

however

d)

me

11.

In "Be not lost So poorly in your thoughts", what does 'Be not' mean?

(a)  

12.

What does 'alas' mean?

a)

Happily

b)

Strangely

c)

Unfortunately

d)

a girl

13.

What does 'thy' mean?

a)

you

b)

your

c)

her

d)

their

14.

When a character speaks in order to be heard by the audience but not, supposedly, by the other characters.

a)

Pun

b)

Dramatic irony

c)

Chorus

d)

Aside

15.

A speech given by a character onstage, alone, to let the audience know what he/she is thinking or feeling.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Blank verse

d)

Chorus

16.

The audience knows something a character does not.

This is called...

a)

Dramatic Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Foil

d)

Tragedy

17.

Macbeth is an example of this type of play.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Drama

d)

History

18.

From what place or source

a)

Whence

b)

Jest

c)

Affect

d)

Cuff

19.

In "I’ll gild the faces of the grooms withal, For it must seem their guilt", what does 'withal' mean?

a)

additionally

b)

with everything

c)

secretly

d)

quietly

20.

a play that ends with the death of a main character

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

soliloquy

d)

aside