This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Shakespearean Tragedy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Shakespearean Tragedy Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A humorous scene or speech intended to lighten the mood A) Comic relief. B) Dramatic irony. C) Tragedy. D) Character flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comic relief. 2. Macbeth is a story about A) Power, ambition, and betrayal. B) Two star-crossed lovers. C) Shakespeare's experience with Lady Macbeth. D) Waging peace between two countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Power, ambition, and betrayal. 3. What is a character defect that causes the downfall of a protagonist in a tragedy? A) Greed. B) Desire for power. C) Bitterness. D) Tragic flaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragic flaw. 4. A reference to a well-known literary or historical person, event, or place that the audience is expected to know is A) An allusion. B) Irony. C) The pun. D) Characterization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An allusion. 5. What type of plays did the Greeks and Shakespeare differ in terms of violence? A) Comedies. B) Tragedies. C) Histories. D) Romances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedies. 6. Blank verse that is made up of 5 unstressed syllables, each followed by 5 stressed syllables A) Iambic pentameter. B) Allusion. C) Comic relief. D) Dramatic irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iambic pentameter. 7. The hero's recognition or confession of his/her wrongdoings A) Identification. B) Catharsis. C) Catastrophe. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identification. 8. The hero's flaw is introduced in this act. A) Act 1. B) Act 2. C) Act 3. D) Act 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Act 1. 9. What is a defining characteristic of Shakespearean tragedies? A) Happy endings. B) Lack of action. C) Simple language. D) Mix of seriousness and merriment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mix of seriousness and merriment. 10. True or False? The catharsis refers to the hero's emotions. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. The adversary or opposing/ hostile force of the protagonist A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Tragic Hero. D) Foil Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 12. What is the function of a soliloquy in a play? A) To engage in a conversation with other characters. B) To build suspense. C) To reveal the character's private thoughts. D) To provide comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To reveal the character's private thoughts. 13. What is the main theme explored in Shakespeare's tragedies? A) The power of fate. B) The importance of revenge. C) The struggle between good and evil. D) The complexities of human nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The complexities of human nature. 14. A reference within a work to something that the audience is expected to know. A) Dramatic irony. B) Allusion. C) Soliloquy. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 15. What were the main features of the outdoor Elizabethan playhouse? A) Large stage with elaborate sets. B) Indoor seating for the audience. C) Wireless headset mics for actors. D) Semi-circular seating and a pit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semi-circular seating and a pit. 16. The personality/character flaw associated with pride A) Hamartia. B) Hubris. C) Adventure. D) Identification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hubris. 17. What is the main characteristic of Shakespeare's tragic heroes? A) They are minor characters. B) They are leaders in the state. C) They are always peasants. D) They are always women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are leaders in the state. 18. What is the dramatic irony in a play? A) When the characters know everything. B) When the characters are unaware of their surroundings. C) When the audience knows less than the characters. D) When the audience knows more than the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the audience knows more than the characters. 19. A drama that ends in catastrophe for the main characters A) Soliloquy. B) Comic relief. C) Aside. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedy. 20. What is the significance of madness in Shakespeare's tragedies? A) It is a form of punishment. B) It is a sign of happiness. C) It is a symbol of love. D) It is a representation of peace. 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