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Shakespeare and The Renaissance

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Rebirth
b)
Stagnation
c)
Traditional
d)
A Latin term for art
2.
Where did the Renaissance begin?
a)
Italy
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
3.
During the Renaissance, people began to become more interested in more worldly events-not just religious ones. This was known as
a)
secularism
b)
urbanization
c)
the vernacular
d)
humanism
4.
What was the Renaissance?
a)
a rebirth of Mesopotamian culture
b)
a rebirth of Greek and Egyptian culture
c)
a rebirth of Roman and Harrapan culture
d)
a rebirth of Greek and Roman culture
5.

Who invented the printing press with metal movable type?

a)

Socrates

b)

Johannes Gutenberg

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Plato

6.

After the invention of the printing press, information and education spread because books were

a)

more expensive and written in Latin

b)

less expensive and written in local languages

c)

kept in monasteries

d)

focused on religious stories

7.

Humanism...

a)

emphasized the Bible

b)

leads to happier lives

c)

encourages people to learn Latin and Greek

d)

focuses on the potential of humans to learn and achieve

8.
I am a poet and philosopher. I am known as the "Father of Humanism". Who am I?
a)
More 
b)
Cervantes
c)
van Eyck
d)
Petrarch 
9.
Both classical (Greek and Roman) statues and renaissance statues 
a)
were cast of iron
b)
were made of fresco
c)
had realistic and lifelike poses
d)
were always religious in nature
10.

I created a 14' tall marble statue of David and painted the Sistine Chapel. Who am I?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Albrecht Durer

c)

Miguel Cervantes

d)

Leonardo DaVinci

11.
____________________ is a person who supports artists, especially financially.
a)
Utopia
b)
Patron
c)
indulgent
d)
Secular
12.

Who was known as the Father of Humanism?

a)

Erasmus

b)

Petrarch

c)

Cervantes

d)

Dante

13.

Who painted the Last Supper

a)

Botticelli

b)

Michelangelo

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

14.

Who sculpted The David?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

15.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michaelangelo

b)

Botticelli

c)

DaVinci

d)

Raphael

16.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

DaVinci

c)

Botticelli

d)

Raphael

17.
Which describes how the subjects of Renaissance art were different than art during Medieval times?
a)
The subjects of art were always religious figures.
b)
Artists painted individuals in everyday life and showed them more realistically.
c)
The art was usually very dark and depressing.
d)
Subjects' bodies were not shown in proportion.
18.

Writer who wrote "The Prince" for advice to rulers. Better to be feared than loved. Also, "the ends justify the means," idea.

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Aligheri

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

19.

Wrote poetry and over 30 plays of comedy, tragedy and history. "All the world's a stage."

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Dante

20.

Queen of England that supported the arts and increased trade and exploration for her country.

a)

Queen Isabella

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Queen Mary

d)

Queen Eleanor

21.

What nationality was William Shakespeare?

a)

English

b)

Welsh

c)

American

d)

none of these

22.
Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Mary
c)
George
d)
Elizabeth
23.

What was the name of the Shakespeare´s famous theatre ?

a)

Globe

b)

National Theatre

c)

Rose

d)

Hope

24.

What was the name of the acting company Shakespeare joined?

a)

Globe Man Group

b)

Broadway

c)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

d)

Queen´s Theatre Group

25.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

41

b)

15

c)

20

d)

37

26.

What is the name of the people who stood below the stage during performances?

a)

groundhogs

b)

orchestra

c)

groundlings

d)

actors

27.

Romeo and Juliet would be an example of what type of play?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

Historical

d)

Fairy-tale

28.

What happened to the Shakespeare´s theatre in 1613?

a)

It was flooded by the Thames River.

b)

They moved it to the centre of London.

c)

It burnt down.

d)

It was closed by the Church.

29.

Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?

a)
Hamnet
b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

Julius Caesar

d)
King Lear
30.
When is it believed that Shakespeare died?
a)
April 23,1616
b)
July 22,1832
c)
September 16,1759
d)
October 31,1737
31.
What is a sonnet?
a)
a poem 
b)
a poem of fourteen lines
c)
  a poem using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.
d)
ALL of the above
32.
Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeares' plays?
a)
Comedy
b)
History
c)
Horror
d)
Tragedy
33.
The time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign in England is known as the --
a)
Elizabethan Age
b)
Age of Wisdom
c)
Victorian Age
d)
Age of Poetry
34.
In Elizabethan theater, female roles were played by--
a)
females
b)
young males
c)
puppets
d)
old men
35.
Shakespeare contributed many --- to the English language.
a)
dangers
b)
books
c)
words
d)
questions
36.
When there is a humorous scene during a serious time it is known as ______________.
a)
comic relief
b)
tragedy
c)
comedy
d)
history
37.
When a character is talking on stage alone about their feelings it is known as a _______________.
a)
soliloquy
b)
antagonist
c)
aside
d)
pun
38.

Shakespeare's comedies are known to have a __________________ ending.

a)

happy

b)

sad

c)

unfinished

39.

In Shakespeare's tragedies, it is known almost all main characters will ___________________.

a)

die

b)

live

c)

get married

40.
What was the religion of the country when Shakespeare was writing?
a)
Catholic
b)
Church of England
c)
Baptist
d)

Atheist

41.

His poems had ..... lines.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

42.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
43.
Prose 
a)
event or detail that is inappropriate for the time period
b)
a combination of contradictory terms
c)
direct, unadorned form of language, written or spoken, in ordinary use
d)
Shakespearean-3 four-line units or quatrains, followed by a concluding two-line unit, or couplet; abab cdcd efef gg
44.
Aside
a)
poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
b)
a combination of contradictory terms
c)
words that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
d)
a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
45.
Pun 
a)
a speech by one character in a play
b)
a play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
c)
character who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way
d)
humor added that lessens the seriousness of a plot
46.

What city was Shakespeare born in?

a)

Stratford-upon-Avon

b)

London

c)

Oxford

d)

Manchester

47.

How many characters are speaking during a monologue?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

0

d)

3

48.

How many characters are on stage during a soliloquy?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

49.

What is the rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean Sonnet?

a)

abcdefghijklmn

b)

1234567891011121314

c)

aabbccddeeffgg

d)

ababcdcdefefgg

50.

List the names of the Ninja Turtles who were named after Renaissance artists.

4 lines

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