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William Shakespeare Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. What were Shakespeare's parents' names?
2. IN 1593 and 1594, Shakespeare dedicated two poems to the Earl of ....., who was also his patron.
3. Where was W. Shakespeare born?
4. How much did the Groundlings pay to get into the theatre?
5. Bonus!In Shakespeare's time, who played the role of women in plays?
6. Where was William Shakespeare was born and brought up?
7. The poet describes man as a soldier in the
8. The last "part" in a Shakespearean sonnet is called
9. In what time period was Shakespeare born?
10. What is a tragedy?
11. Italicized comments that tell the actors what to do
12. ..... for certain about William Shakespeare.
13. What was the name of the theater Shakespeare founded?
14. "All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely ..... ".
15. Who acted in plays during Shakespeare's time?
16. Who is the son of Lord Montague?
17. A character who is nearly opposite of another character; shows the contrast between the two characters
18. William's father, John Shakespeare, was .....
19. What was the name of the acting troupe that Shakespeare was part of after King James came into power?
20. Which famous play does the quote, "When shall we three meet again In thunder, lightning, or in rain? " come from?
21. What is a comedy?
22. The Lord Chamberlain's Men would later become ..... under the patronage of King James I (from 1603).
23. Bonus!In what time period was Shakespeare born?
24. What was the name of the theater he built?
25. After Queen Elizabeth's death, Shakespeare's acting company became known as the .....
26. What was his first poem?
27. A longer phrase that seems to go against logic (like an oxymoron) is called a .....
28. What term refers to a rowdy group of people who would stand at the bottom of the stage and insult actors?
29. Almost all of Shakespeare's plays were based upon well-known fiction or what else?
30. What is a sonnet?
31. ) Why did people think Shakespeare was a fraud?
32. What word best describes the woman's skin?
33. What is the name of the theater Shakespeare is famous for?
34. In what kind of story do the main charcter(s) die?
35. Who was one of William Shakespeare's biggest supporters?
36. What do we have at the end of a sentence?
37. When would Willam attend Stratford grammar school?
38. Gloucester was the King's .....
39. Shakespeare went to college at .....
40. / Shakespeare was one of the founders of the theatre called .....
41. What sentence is correct?
42. Sonnet 130 (My Mistress' Eyes are) ..... What does Shakespeare compare the woman's eyes to?
43. Shakespeare's tragedy is entitled "Hamlet, Prince of ..... "
44. Which one is NOT one of Shakespeare's quotes?
45. What marked the end of Shakespeare's writing career?
46. Which of the following is the English Sonnet's Rhyme Scheme?
47. Traditionally, Shakespeare's birthday ....., St George's Day.
48. What is ironic about the day that Shakespeare died?
49. Who is Lady Capulet's nephew?
50. Which is the longest play by William Shakespeare
51. To whom is the actor speaking during a soliloquy?
52. To which category that two works of William Shakespeare Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece belong to?
53. A sonnet contains ..... lines.
54. A ..... is a 14-line poem with a formal rhyme scheme.
55. What happened to the Shakespeare's theatre in 1613?
56. How many times suicide occurs in Shakespeare's plays?
57. Which of the following is not one of the categories that Shakespeare's plays fall into?
58. Shakespeare's success in the London theatres made him .....
59. Who is killed in the bedchamber of Gertrude?
60. What was his most famous work and when was it published? ?
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