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Introduction to Shakespeare

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the three types of plays William Shakespeare created?

a)

Comedies

b)

Horror

c)

History

d)

Tragedies

2.

When the plays were announced, what genre did the red flag represent?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Comedy

c)

History

d)

Horror

3.

When the plays were announced, what genre did the black flag represent?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Horror

c)

Comedy

d)

History

4.

When the plays were announced, what genre did the white flag represent?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

History

d)

Horror

5.

What does the motto 'totus mundus agit histrionem' on the crest of The Globe Theatre mean?

a)

"Bringing happiness to the world"

b)

"Here for the people"

c)

"Life is worth living"

d)

"The whole world is a playhouse"

6.

What are 2 words William Shakespeare is responsible for contributing to our language?

a)

Lonely

b)

Bandit

c)

Geek

d)

Amazing

7.

What are 2 words Shakespeare is responsible for contributing to English?

a)

Heroism

b)

Lackluster

c)

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

d)

Dauntless

8.

Shakespeare was alive during the “Flowering of Intellectual Activity” known as the __________ Period.

a)

Elizabethan

b)

Renaissance

c)

Medieval

d)

Middle Ages

9.

What genre play was A Midsummer Night's Dream?

a)

Comedy

b)

Horror

c)

Tragedy

d)

History

10.

What genre was Hamlet?

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Horror

d)

History

11.

What genre was Richard ll?

a)

Horror

b)

History

c)

Comedy

d)

Tragedy

12.

When was William Shakespeare born?

a)

March 27, 1587

b)

December 5, 1612

c)

April 26, 1564

d)

November 21, 1498

13.

Where was William Shakespeare born?

a)

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

b)

Birmingham, England

c)

Plymouth, England

d)

Nottingham, England

14.

Who did William Shakespeare marry and when?

a)

Elizabeth Tudor (1581)

b)

Susan Cole (1593)

c)

Marita Sanchez (1589)

d)

Anne Hathaway (1582)

15.

How much younger was William Shakespeare compared to his wife?

a)

10 years

b)

8 years

c)

7 years

d)

4 years

16.

How old was William Shakespeare and his wife when they married?

a)

William (20), wife (27)

b)

William (25), wife (29)

c)

William (18), wife (26)

d)

William (16), wife (24)

17.

When did Shakespeare's wife die?

a)

June 17, 1619

b)

September 19, 1631

c)

January 11, 1628

d)

August 6, 1623

18.

Where did William Shakespeare's wife come from?

a)

London, England

b)

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

c)

Welford-on-Avon, England

d)

Edinburgh, Scotland

19.

How many children did William and his wife have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

None

20.

What was one of the children's names?

a)

Annabelle

b)

Judith

c)

Susie

d)

Ezekial

21.

When did Susanna Hall, daughter of William Shakespeare, die?

a)

Feb. 2, 1658

b)

Feb. 9, 1662

c)

Jan. 2, 1681

d)

Jan. 12, 1543

22.

At what age did William Shakespeare's son, Hamnet, die?

a)

11

b)

3

c)

18

d)

29

23.

William Shakespeare died where?

a)

Burmingham

b)

London

c)

Stratford

d)

Unknown

24.

Why was theater so important back then?

a)

The people had nothing to entertain themselves

b)

The people only worked

c)

The people were getting bored

d)

A, B, and C

25.

Why were women not allowed to be actors?

a)

The men despised of women in power

b)

Women were thought to be bad actors

c)

It was inappropriate and illegal

26.

How many plays did William Shakespeare make by 1597?

a)

32 plays

b)

67 plays

c)

21 plays

d)

38 plays

27.

What was the name of the theater William Shakespeare opened?

a)

The Globe Theater

b)

The Wonderful Theater

c)

Happiness Theater

d)

Entertainment Center

28.

What was the name of the theater that was broken down before Williams?

a)

The Theater

b)

The Wonderful Theater of Oz

c)

Disneyland

d)

Acting Central

29.

Only Royals came to William Shakespeare's plays

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Did people even care for the plays?

a)

Yes, they would spread the word

b)

No, they would ignore it and not care

31.

When was Romeo and Juliet performed?

a)

1608

b)

1597

c)

1689

d)

1583

32.

The crowd would watch quietly as the play was performed

a)

True

b)

False

33.

When did William Shakespeare manage an acting company?

a)

1567-1609

b)

1559-1618

c)

1564-1616

d)

1548-1593

34.

What are the 2 careers William Shakespeare pursued?

a)

Poet

b)

Acting

c)

Painter

d)

Blacksmith

35.

Whose reign did William Shakespeare start his literacy career?

a)

Queen Elizabeth l

b)

King William Rufus

c)

King James

d)

Henry l

36.

The period William Shakespeare started his literacy career was called what?

a)

Elizabethan Period

b)

James Period

c)

Henry Period

d)

William Period

37.

The Elizabethan Period lasted from ____ to ____

a)

1562, 1618

b)

1583, 1603

c)

1564, 1616

d)

1576, 1610

38.

In the early 1590s, William partnered up with what company?

a)

Elizabeth's men

b)

The Kings Men

c)

Lord Camberlain's Men

d)

William and his Fantastic Men

39.

When was King James l crowned?

a)

1601

b)

1598

c)

1592

d)

1603

40.

The royals enjoyed Shakespeare's plays

a)

True

b)

False

41.

What was William Shakespeare before becoming a writer?

a)

Artist

b)

Blacksmith

c)

Poet

d)

Actor

42.

What year did William Shakespeare retire?

a)

1611

b)

1608

c)

1615

d)

1599

43.

How many sides did The Globe Theater have?

a)

19

b)

20

c)

21

d)

24

44.

What was painted on the roof?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

A lion

c)

The 12 zodiac signs

d)

Famous actors

45.

The Globe Theatre had __ levels of seating

a)

3

b)

5

c)

2

d)

4

46.

How many spectators could The Globe Theatre hold?

a)

2,500

b)

2,000

c)

3,000

d)

2,900

47.

When did the Globe Theatre burn down?

a)

1619

b)

1613

c)

1621

d)

1592

48.

At the base of the stage was an area called “the _______” which held Groundlings

a)

Pit

b)

Ground

c)

Center

d)

Front

49.

Part of the stage was called the "maximun stage"

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What was the part of the stage that thrusts out called?

a)

front stage

b)

groundling stage

c)

apron stage

d)

center stage

51.

When did the Globe Theater burn down?

a)

1617

b)

1611

c)

1613

d)

1614

52.

The Globe Theatre burned down because cannon balls were fired

a)

True

b)

False

53.

When was the Globe Theatre built after it burned down in 1613?

a)

1615

b)

1614

c)

1612

d)

1617

54.

Iamic Pentameter is a line of verse

a)

True

b)

False

55.

A pun is a serious question

a)

True

b)

False

56.

A tragic hero is an antogonist

a)

True

b)

False

57.

An antagonist is a character that opposes the protagonist

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Foil is an element that serves as a contrast against the protagonist

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Soliloquy is the act of talking to someone else

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Aside means to be out of the way

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Dramatic irony happens when the characters know something the audience doesn't

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Comic relief means to put a comedic turn in a serious situation

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Blank verse does not follow a specific structure

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Allusion is a direct reference to a person, event, or thing

a)

True

b)

False

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