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Shakespeare Quiz!
Question | Answer |
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What is Shakespeare's first name? | William |
What year was Shakespeare born? | 1564 |
What town was Shakespeare from? | Stratford-upon-Avon |
What did Shakespeare's father John do for a living? | Glover and Leather Worker. Also dabbled in wool dealing and money lending. |
What was the name of Shakespeare's wife? | Anne Hathaway |
How much older than Shakespeare was his wife? | 8 years older |
Name all three of Shakespeare's children | Susanna, Hamnet, and Judith |
As a child in school, Shakespeare would have translated English into ________ and vice versa | Latin |
The first acting troupe Shakespeare was a part of was called this | The Lord Chamberlain's Men |
The second acting troupe Shakespeare was a part of was called this | The King's Men |
During Shakespeare's lifetime, 2 monarchs ruled. Who was the first monarch? | Queen Elizabeth I |
During Shakespeare's lifetime, 2 monarchs ruled. Who was the second monarch? | King James I |
The most famous Elizabethan Theatre | The Globe |
These were "jealously guarded" and were very valuable | Scripts |
The poorest playgoers who stood in the yard to watch the play. | Groundlings |
Where the wealthier people would sit to watch the play. | The galleries |
What would fly over the theatre to signal what type of play was showing? | A flag |
The ceiling above the stage was referred to as _________. It was painted blue with gold stars. | The Heavens |
What year did Shakespeare die? | 1616 |
On what day did Shakespeare die? | His birthday |
What family tragedy really affected Shakespeare's writing? | The death of his son Hamnet |
What was running rampant throughout England during the Elizabethan Period, killing thousands? | The Black Plague |
What happened to the Globe Theatre in 1613? | It burned down |
How did the Globe Theatre catch fire? | A cannon misfired and a spark ignited the thatched roof |
During a performance of which Shakespeare play did the Globe Theatre catch fire? | Henry VIII |
The first successful theatre in London | The Theatre |
Which one is NOT one of the famous theatres of London? The Globe, The Theatre, The Swan, The Dream, The Rose, The Fortune, The Hope | The Dream |
Supernatural beings would rise from the trap door. The space underneath the trap door and the stage was called ________. | "Hell" |
The backstage area, dressing rooms, and entrances and exits for the actors on stage. | The Tiring House |
Elizabethan playhouses did not have _______. | roofs |
What was a big crowd pleaser for audiences during Shakespeare's time? | Blood and gore |
How much scenery was used? | Not much |
When characters describe the setting, we call it this. | Spoken Decor |
Elizabethan theatres had no electricity or roofs. What kind of light was needed for performances? | Daylight |
All acting companies had one of these to provide support | A patron |
What percentage of the Globe Theatre did Shakespeare own? | 10% |
Who were not allowed to be actors? | Women |
Actors would have to learn their parts in about ______. | One week |
Plays were written for production, not for _______. | Publication |
Who published many of Shakespeare's works after he died? | Ben Jonson |
What made the Globe Theatre (and all other theatres) close in 1642? | English Civil War |
"The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" is the most well-known play of which famous Elizabethan playwright? | Christopher Marlowe |
Shakespeare once played this role | The Ghost of Hamlet's father |
The last play Shakespeare wrote | The Tempest |
The number of plays that Shakespeare wrote | 37 |
Shakespeare's plays can be broken into 3 genres: comedies, tragedies, and ____________ | Histories |
Hamlet and Macbeth are two of Shakespeare's most famous _________ | Tragedies |
A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Taming of the Shrew are two of Shakespeare's most famous _________ | Comedies |
To whom did Shakespeare leave his wealth to in his will? | His eldest daughter Susanna |
How old was Shakespeare when he died? | 52 |
Besides plays, Shakespeare wrote over 150 of these types of poems. | Sonnets |
Shakespeare dedicated two of his poems to the Earl of _______. The Earl was thought to be Shakespeare's patron. | Southampton |
The Earl of Leicester held _______ near Stratford as a way to impress the queen. Shakespeare would have been introduced to theatre here. | Festivals |
Two of Shakespeare's first plays were Henry VI and _______ | The Two Gentlemen of Verona |
Where would Shakespeare do most of his writing while living in London? | The pub |
Shakespeare described himself as this. | A poet |
400 years later, Shakespeare's works still have the power to ___________. | Transform peoples' lives |
Shakespeare was also known as _______ | The Bard |
ABABCDCDEFEFGG | The rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet |
14 | The number of lines in a sonnet |
Couplet | The two rhyming lines at the end of a Shakespearean sonnet |
Quatrain | A set of four lines within a Shakespearean sonnet that has its own rhyme scheme. There are 3 of these in a Shakespearean sonnet. |
Iambic Pentameter | The rhythmical pattern of a line in a sonnet or in Shakespeare's writing. |
-/ | The symbols used to represent an iamb - an unstressed syllable and a stressed syllable |
10 | The number of syllables in a line of a sonnet |