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shakespeare

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Shakespeare born?

a)

London

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon

c)

Oxford

d)

Birmingham

2.

When did Shakespeare live?

a)

1764-1816

b)

1664-1716

c)

1564-1616

d)

In the 15th century

3.

What is the time of Shakespeare in England called?

a)

Shakespearean Century

b)

Queen Mary‘s Time

c)

Elizabethan Era

d)

The ugly 17th century

4.

Shakespeare was part of a professional theatre company.

a)

True.

b)

False

5.

An important cosmic hierarchy in the Elizabethan Era:

a)

The Great Chain of Being

b)

The Cosmic Order of Things

c)

The Ring of Creatures

d)

The Tiny Chain of Existence

6.

What are the „stage directions“ in a play?

a)

The necessary setting of the play concerning the stage and the materials.

b)

info by the playwright about how a play is to be performed (f.e. the style of speaking)

c)

The signs that show the actors where to exit the stage

d)

It‘s a person who helps the actors when they forget lines

7.

In contrast to a monologue, an actor is alone on stage during a soliloquy

a)

True.

b)

False.

8.

When are „asides“ used in a play?

a)

When the stage is very full.

b)

When a character‘s thoughts should be revealed

c)

when an extended speech should be delivered

9.

Which of these statements about Elizabethan Theatre is false?

a)

Many people from all classes liked going to the theater.

b)

Performances took place in the daylight.

c)

Theatre was rather expensive.

d)

Stages were hardly decorated, much left to the audience‘s imagination

10.

A sonnet contains ______ lines.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

11.

Which of the following is true about Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

It consists of five stanzas and a couplet.

b)

It consists of four stanzas and a couplet.

c)

It consists of three stanzas and a couplet.

d)

It consists of two stanzas and a couplet.

12.

How many syllables does a line of an iambic pentameter have?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

12

d)

14

13.

A quatrain is a

a)

2 line stanza

b)

3 line stanza

c)

4 line stanza

d)

5 line stanza

14.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

aa bb cc dd ee ff gg

b)

abab cdcd efef gg

c)

abcd efgh ijkl mm

d)

aabb ccdd eeff gg

15.

A term meaning two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

a)

Quatrain

b)

Couplet

c)

Sestet

d)

Sonnet

16.

Where does this Drama take place?

a)

In Venice, Italy

b)

In Milan, Italy

c)

In Verona, Italy

d)

In Paterson, NJ

17.

Who are

Romeo's good friends?

a)

Tybalt and Paris

b)

Benvolio and Mercuito

c)

Carlos and Charles

d)

Prince and Friar Laurance

18.

Juliet is closest to...

a)

Her mother

b)

Her father

c)

Her nurse

d)

Her teacher

19.

How old is Juliet ?

a)

11

b)

13

c)

12

d)

14

20.

When do Romeo and Juliet get married?

a)

a day after they meet

b)

a week after they meet

c)

a year after they meet

d)

an hour after they meet

21.

Who is killed by Tybalt?

a)

Mercutio

b)

the Prince of Verona

c)

Juliet

d)

Romeo

22.

Who kills Tybalt?

a)

Mercutio

b)

the Prince of Verona

c)

Juliet

d)

Romeo

23.

Who marries Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Friar Lawrence.

b)

Friar Jacques.

c)

Friar James.

d)

Friar Edward.

24.

Romeo meets Juliet at a Montague party...

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

25.
When Juliet says, “That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet”, she is
a)
A.  Giving an example to prove that names are important
b)
A.  Explaining why she is so upset that Romeo is a Capulet
c)
A.  Proving that Romeo’s last name does not affect his character
d)
A.  Commenting on the origin of the word rose
26.
In the famous balcony scene, when Juliet says, "Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" what is she asking?
a)
Where is Romeo?
b)
Where is the night?
c)
Why don't you love me?
d)
Why are you Romeo, a Montague?