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Shakespeare - to quiz or not to quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 6mins

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.

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

5.

During Shakespeare‘s time, „human“ is a special category of creation because they …

a)

can feel

b)

have reason

c)

grow and feel

d)

believe in God

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.

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

8.

Shakespeare‘s most famous/successful play is

a)

Macbeth

b)

Othello

c)

Romeo & Juliet

d)

Hamlet

9.

“Hamlet“ is set in …

a)

Fortinbras / Norway

b)

London / England

c)

Edinburgh / Scotland

d)

Elsinore / Denmark

10.

Hamlet is a

a)

Comedy

b)

Revenge tragedy

c)

Historical play

d)

Sonnet

11.

The most famous quote from Hamlet is :

(a)  

12.

(Multiple correct answers): Shakespeare‘s use of language is well-known for

a)

Its extensive use of stylistic devices

b)

The easy-to-follow structure

c)

The creation of new words

d)

The use of imagery

13.

Most of Shakespeare‘s verse is written in iambic pentameter which follows the rhyme scheme: (x for a stressed syllable, / for an unstressed syllable)

a)

/ / X X

b)

X X / X / /

c)

X / X / X / X / X /

d)

/ X / X / X / X / X