William Shakespeare Quiz 17 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where was W. Shakespeare born?

Correct Answer: C) Stratford-upon-Avon.

2. How much did the Groundlings pay to get into the theatre?

Correct Answer: D) 1 cent.

3. Bonus!In Shakespeare's time, who played the role of women in plays?

Correct Answer: A) Young male actors.

4. Where was William Shakespeare was born and brought up?

Correct Answer: B) Stratford-upon-Avon.

5. The poet describes man as a soldier in the

Correct Answer: B) 4th stage.

6. The last "part" in a Shakespearean sonnet is called

Correct Answer: A) Rhyming couplet.

7. In what time period was Shakespeare born?

Correct Answer: A) The 1500's.

8. What is a tragedy?

Correct Answer: A) In general, it involves the ruin of the leading characters.

9. Italicized comments that tell the actors what to do

Correct Answer: A) Stage directions.

10. ..... for certain about William Shakespeare.

Correct Answer: A) Very little is known.

11. What was the name of the theater Shakespeare founded?

Correct Answer: B) Globe.

12. "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely ..... ".

Correct Answer: C) Players.

13. Who acted in plays during Shakespeare's time?

Correct Answer: C) Men and boys.

14. Who is the son of Lord Montague?

Correct Answer: C) Romeo.

15. A character who is nearly opposite of another character; shows the contrast between the two characters

Correct Answer: A) Foil.

16. William's father, John Shakespeare, was .....

Correct Answer: B) An affluent glove maker.

17. What was the name of the acting troupe that Shakespeare was part of after King James came into power?

Correct Answer: B) The King's Men.

18. Which famous play does the quote, "When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? " come from?

Correct Answer: D) Macbeth.

19. What is a comedy?

Correct Answer: B) Lighter drama in which the leading characters overcome the difficulties.

20. The Lord Chamberlain's Men would later become ..... under the patronage of King James I (from 1603).

Correct Answer: B) The King's Men.