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Searching for Shakespeare ENG1D March 2023

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Besides being a playwright, Shakespeare is also known for:

a)

His skill of portraying parent-child relationships in his works

b)

The lies he is able to tell

c)

Telling fairy-tales

d)

His "day-in-the-life" stories

2.

"Prose" means...

a)

that lines are rhymed

b)

that lines are short and functional

c)

that lines "propose" something to the reader

3.

Approximately how many words did Shakespeare contribute to the English language?

a)

1,100

b)

430

c)

1,700

d)

860

4.

Of these titles, which is Shakespeare most renown for?

a)

The Tempest

b)

As You Like It

c)

All's Well that Ends Well

d)

Hamlet

5.

People who live in Verona are called:

a)

Veronikese

b)

Veronese

c)

veronesises

d)

allahbenese

6.

How many elements are there in a Shakespearean Tragedy?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

5

d)

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7.

Who was known to be Shakespeare's strongest female lead?

a)

Juliet

b)

Ophelia

c)

Lady Macbeth

d)

Portia

8.

What timeframe were Shakespeare's plays written in?

a)

1500-1600s

b)

500-600s

c)

2000-2010s

d)

1800-1900s

9.

In which play did Shakespeare portray women as being weak instead of strong?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

King Lear

c)

Hamlet

d)

MacBeth

10.

Select the rhyme:

a)

both - cloth

b)

cat - dog

c)

bed - thread

d)

love - move

11.

What's a common reason people argue that Shakespeare should NOT be studied in schools anymore?

a)

the texts are too long

b)

difficulty in understanding

c)

too many uninteresting characters

d)

too much repetition

12.

Where does Romeo & Juliet take place?

a)

Verona

b)

Toronto

c)

Berlin

d)

London

13.

What is Shakespeare's wife's name?

a)

Gertrude Anne

b)

Sonya Hathaway

c)

Anna Josephine

d)

Anne Hathaway

14.

What are historians unsure of?

a)

Shakespeare's date of birth

b)

Shakespeare's favourite food

c)

Shakespeare's country of birth

d)

Shakespeare's job

15.

What was the most popular activity to do in 1600s?

a)

Sports

b)

Gambling

c)

Dancing

d)

Card/Board Games

16.

What was Shakespeare's opinion of love?

a)

He didn't believe in it

b)

He thought love was fated

c)

He was mad cause he fumbled the bag so he thought love wasn't real anymore

17.

How long have Shakespearean plays been taught?

a)

~100

b)

~400

c)

~50

d)

~1,000

18.

Which statement about Shakespeare's world is true?

a)

Shakespeare had a great geographic imagination

b)

People have enjoyed making fun of the fact that Shakespeare gave Bohemia a seacoast AND a desert.

c)

Shakespeare's plays and poems raise several geographic issues

d)

All of the above