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Mega Shakespeare Quiz

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of Shakespeare's wife?

a)

Anne Hadley

b)

Anne Hasting

c)

Anne Hathaway

d)

Anne Holland

2.

Who was NOT one of Shakespeare's children?

a)

Judith Quiney

b)

Shannon Heath

c)

Hamnet Shakespeare

d)

Susanna Hall

3.

How many plays did Shakespeare write?

a)

27

b)

47

c)

37

d)

57

4.

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a)

154 sonnets

b)

200 sonnets

c)

100 sonnets

d)

55 sonnets

5.

Where did Shakespeare perform his plays?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

London Performing Arts

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Mordor Performing Theater

6.

Who was one of Shakespeare's greatest supporters?

a)

King Richard VIII

b)

Queen Elizabeth II

c)

King Richard the Lion Heart

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

7.

When did Shakespeare die?

a)

February 25, 1616

b)

April 23, 1616

c)

May 22, 1923

d)

April 8, 1416

8.
When did Shakespeare live?
a)
during the Renaissance in the 1500s and 1600s
b)
during the Renaissance in the 1960s and 1970s
c)
During the Medieval rebirth era around 1200
d)
He's still alive.
9.
Where is Shakespeare from?
a)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
b)
Stratford, Canada
c)
London, England
d)
Verona, Italy
10.

TRUE OR FALSE

Shakespeare adapted older stories into interesting new ways.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Shakespeare is one of the greatest ___________ in the English language.
a)
playwrights
b)

songwriters

c)

copy writes

d)
singers
12.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his accurate portrayal of humans
b)
the length of his novels
c)
his totally original plots
d)
his hairstyle
13.
What makes Shakespeare great?
a)
his inventive and clever use of language
b)

his struggle to fame

c)
his wealth
d)
his old, confusing language
14.
plays with a happy ending, usually marriage
a)
comedy
b)
tragedy
c)
drama
d)
sonnet
15.
plays with a sad ending, usually with death
a)
tragedy
b)
comedy
c)
sonnet
d)
drama
16.

Why is the roof of the Globe Theatre open?

a)

to provide light for the plays

b)

to air out the plague

c)

to clean out the theatre after the messy guests

d)

for acoustics

17.
Plays are separated into
a)
acts and scenes
b)
chapters and pages
c)
parts and lines
d)
pages and sections
18.

If Shakespeare didn't have a word to express what he wanted to say, he . . .

a)

made up a new one!

b)

Googled it.

c)

consulted the only dictionary in town.

d)

asked his wife.

19.

TRUE OR FALSE

Many of Shakespeare's words, phrases, and stories are still used today.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

You cannot escape fate. Just as you rose you shall fall, by my hands.

a)

Tupac

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Both

21.

Our praises are our wages.

a)

Tupac

b)

Shakespeare

22.

I'll teach you how to flow.

a)

Tupac

b)

Shakespeare

23.

Holla, you clown.

a)

Tupac

b)

Shakespeare

24.

Though things change, the future's still inside of me

We must remember that tomorrow comes after the dark

a)

Tupac

b)

Shakespeare

25.

"Forswear" means...

a)

sassy

b)

to break one’s word; to lie

c)

expressing the future tense; a strong assertion or intention

d)

Before (time)

26.

"Thou" means...

a)

to hope (“Pray tell” - “Please tell”)

b)

to shout to someone as a way of attracting their attention

c)

soon; shortly

d)

you

27.

"Saucy" means...

a)

sassy

b)

indeed! (exclamation)

c)

more formal word for “on”

d)

to shout to someone as a way of attracting their attention

28.

"Pray" means...

a)

hurry

b)

to hope/please tell

c)

from where?

d)

from the bellybutton to the jaw

29.

"Marry" means...

a)

indeed! (exclamation)

b)

before (time)

c)

more formal word for “on”

d)

you

30.

"Ere" means...

a)

error

b)

hurry

c)

Before (time)

d)

soon; shortly

31.

"Methink'st" means...

a)

"I think that..."

b)

"We think that..."

c)

"I'm not sure"

d)

"I disagree"

32.

Which word means "soon; shortly"?

a)

Haste

b)

Anon

c)

Upon

d)

Whence

33.

Which word would someone shout to get someone else's attention?

a)

Hey!

b)

Hail!

c)

Mercy!

d)

Huzzah!

34.

Fill in the blank: "From __________ did that man come?"

a)

Whereupon

b)

Whence

c)

Wherever

d)

Anon

35.

Which word means "hurry"?

a)

Heast

b)

Hail

c)

Whence

d)

Haste

36.

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

verse

d)

prologue

37.

A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Prologue

d)

Sonnet

38.

A device often used in drama when a character speaks to him- or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

a)

Monologue

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Verse

d)

Soliloquy

39.

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

a)

Verse

b)

Protagonist

c)

Aside

d)

Vocal Delivery

40.

An opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.

a)

Prologue

b)

Aside

c)

Antagonist

d)

Visual Delivery

41.

When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

a)

Prologue

b)

Protagonist

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Situational Irony

42.

When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

a)

Prologue

b)

Protagonist

c)

Dramatic Irony

d)

Situational Irony

43.

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Theatrical Elements

d)

Aside

44.

A person who actively opposes or is hostile toward the main character.

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Vocal Delivery

d)

Monologue

45.

The way poetry and lyrics are written. It is broken into stanzas.

a)

Verse

b)

Chorus

c)

Vocal Delivery

d)

Soliloquy

46.

Elizabethan theatres had elaborate sets and props.

a)
True
b)
False
47.
William Shakespeare is one of the most influential figures in human civilization.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
no information
48.
What happened to his popularity in 400 years after his death?
a)
he became less popular
b)
people forgot him
c)
he became more popular
d)

he became overused

49.

An amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action.

a)

Comic Relief

b)

an Aside

c)

Dramatic Relief

d)

Intermission

50.
Who of his children died?
a)
Judith
b)
Hamnet
c)
Susan
51.

What did Shakespeare leave his wife in his will?

a)

All of his property

b)

His second best bed

c)

Copyright to his plays

d)

Nothing

52.

Which of the following was Shakespeare NOT?

a)

Poet

b)

Playwright

c)

Actor

d)

None of the above

53.

William Shakespeare was born:

a)

Shortly after Columbus's voyage: 1500

b)

Just before Queen Elizabeth's reign: 1550-1600

c)

During the era of Julius Caesar: 75 BC

d)

During the American revolutionary war: 1770s

54.

Shakespeare's plays fall into three genres:

a)

comedies, tragedies, and romances

b)

romances, tragedies, histories

c)

histories, mysteries, romances

d)

comedies, tragedies, histories

55.

The main religious conflict during Shakespeare's life was between

a)

Puritans and Protestants

b)

Catholics and Puritans

c)

Catholics and Protestants

d)

The Pope and the Puritans

56.

Shakespeare has influenced all of the following except:

a)

Our language today

b)

Film and music adaptations

c)

Psychology and how we understand ourselves

d)

the internet

57.

Like many artists, Shakespeare was not financially or critically successful in his own time, but only after death.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Women were not permitted to act in Shakespeare's time, and boys played the part of female roles.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

The name of Shakespeare's theater (and which has been rebuilt and you can visit) was:

a)

Stratford-upon-Avon

b)

The World

c)

The Globe

d)

The Main

60.

Theater in Shakespeare's time was high fashion and located in the middle of London.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

TRUE OR FALSE

Many of Shakespeare's words, phrases, and stories are still used today.

a)

True

b)

False

62.
What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?
a)
It was Christmas day.
b)
It was the same day King James I died.
c)
It was his birthday.
d)
It was the same day his son died.
63.

After Queen Elizabeth died, Shakespeare changed the name of The Lord Chamberlains men to...

a)
The President's Group
b)
The Royal Troupe
c)
The King's Men
d)
The Elite Theater
64.
What is a groundling?
a)
Audience members who had to stand at the Globe.
b)
People who got the worst seats at the Globe.
c)
Actors who were bad and were heckled at the Globe.
d)
Rich people who got to sit in seats at the Globe.
65.
How many Acts are in Shakespeare's plays?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
66.
Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?
a)
because theaters were too dirty and dangerous
b)
because it was against the law for women to be onstage
c)
because women did not like the theater
d)
because women were busy being mothers 
67.

What group of actors did Shakespeare work with first in his career?

a)

The Queen's Men

b)

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

c)

The King's Actors

d)

The Queen's Acting Company

68.

How many words is Shakespeare credited as inventing?

a)

1400- 1700

b)

360-1000

c)

3000-4080

d)

250-349

69.

The rhythm of speech Shakespeare used is called

a)

Prosody

b)

Iambic pentameter

c)

Staccato

d)

Free Style

70.
What happened to the original Globe Theater?
a)
It burned down.
b)
The Vikings tore it down.
c)
It was taken as part of a treaty with Greece.
d)
It was torn down so that a newer, better theater could be built.
71.
What type of poetry did Shakespeare make popular?
a)
ballad
b)
sonnet
c)
lyric
d)
narrative
72.
What was going on in the year of Shakespeare's birth that had tragic effects throughout Europe? 
a)
Spanish Flu
b)
Swine Flu
c)
Zika Virus
d)
the Bubonic Plague
73.
Shakespeare tried ALL of these professions, EXCEPT...
a)
poet
b)
playwright
c)
actor
d)
teacher
74.

Which of the following meanings of bore applies to its use in this sentence?

Although women had few rights, the mother who bore Shakespeare was a rich

heiress.

a)

to weary others by being dull

b)

the hollow part of a pipe

c)

to drill a hole

d)

gave birth to

75.

"This is the proper way man should use ink"

Who said this first? Shakespeare or Hip Hop?

a)
b)
76.

"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below"

Who said this first? Shakespeare or Hip Hop?

a)
b)
77.

What do you call a two-line stanza that often concludes a Shakespearean sonnet with a rhyming pair?

a)
couplet
b)
quatrain
c)
octave
d)
tercet
78.

Which figure of speech involves a play on words, often for humor, by exploiting multiple meanings of a term?

a)
pun
b)
irony
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
79.

A character whose personality and attitude contrasts sharply with those of another character; used to highlight both characters' traits

a)

Aside

b)

Tragic hero

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Foil

80.

Are these lines in iambic pentameter?


If we must die, let it not be like hogs

Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot

a)

yes

b)

no

81.

Are these lines in iambic pentameter?


Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—

a)

yes

b)

no

82.

“The green-eyed monster” comes from Othello.

We use this phrase today to mean:

a)

emeralds

b)

our hidden secrets

c)

the monster under your bed

d)

jealousy

83.

Which of these is an example of an iambic rhythm?

a)

A heartbeat

b)

A thermometer

c)

A drum set

d)

Breathing

84.

Shakespeare's first name was....

a)

Billy

b)

Billiam

c)

William

d)

Albus Wulfric Brian Willie

85.

Pentameter means...

a)

a set of sixteen candles

b)

a set of 5 meters/feet

c)

a set of 14 meters in a line

d)

a large building where military weapons are housed

86.

An iamb is...

a)

a syllable pattern that follows the heartbeat-- soft, then heavy

b)

an old word to refer to oneself

c)

a mutated sheep

d)

a syllable pattern of seven beats per minute

87.

What was the age difference between Shakespeare and his wife?

a)

Same age

b)

2 years

c)

4 years

d)

8 years

88.

How old was he when he died?

a)

36

b)

52

c)

64

d)

Still alive

89.
Some scholars believe there was no one person named William Shakespeare.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
William
c)
George
d)
Elizabeth
91.

All of these were examples of available birth control during Shakespeare's time EXCEPT

a)

Crocodile dung

b)

Turtle shell

c)

Lambs wool/olive oil

d)

Sheep Intestines

e)

Chastity belt

92.

Which of Henry the 8th wives were beheaded? (choose both)

a)

Anne Boleyn

b)

Katherine of Aragon

c)

Catherine Parr

d)

Anne of Cleaves

e)

Catherine Howard

93.

All of these were very educated friends of Shakespeare EXCEPT

a)

Christopher Marlow

b)

Ben Johnson

c)

Sir Francis Bacon

d)

King James

94.

How many people could the Globe theatre hold? (enter the number below)

(a)  

95.

Poly was founded in the year...

(a)  

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