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Intro to Shakespeare
Quiz Game
All of the following are theaters which were located in the northern suburb of
London, except….
A. The FortuneB. The SwanC. The Red BullD. The GlobeE. The Princess
Answer
E. The Princess
The Globe Theater was reconstructed with timbers salvaged from…
A. The RoseB. The TheaterC. The HopeD. An Old Ship
Answer
B. The Theater
True or False
A flag flying from the peak of a theater indicated that there will be a performance
there that day.
Answer
True
True or False
The drawing of the structure of the Globe by C. Walter Hodges is accepted as
accurate by most scholars.
http://globe.sliterary.com/adaption
Answer
True
The London Theaters were closed because of _______
from June 1592 to April 1594
Answer
The Plague
A public theater such as the Globe could hold about how many people?
A. 30B. 300C. 3,000D. 30,000
Answer
C. 3,000
Modern day “picture frame” stages attempt to give the illusion of…
A. FantasyB. IllusionC. RealityD. Art
Answer
C. Reality
Name at least 5 things a Renaissance actor would have been expected to know
how to do…
Answers
Sing, Dance, Declaim, Wrestle, Fence, Clown, Roar, Weep, Whisper
True or False
During Shakespeare’s time, stages had elaborate scenery so the audience had to
rely very little on imagination.
Answer
False(During Shakespeare’s time stages had very little scenery.
Audiences were expected to use their imaginations to picture the setting.)
Complete the sentence…
“Theirs was a drama of _______, not a drama of ________.”
-Gerald Bentley
Answer
“Theirs was a drama of persons, not a drama of places.”
William Shakespeare lived from…
A. 1564-1616B. 1464-1516C. 1802-1854D. 1202-1254
Answer
A. 1564-1616
Shakespeare wrote over…
A. Two dozen plays and 80 poemsB. Six dozen plays and 300 poemsC. Three dozen plays and 150 poemsD. A dozen plays and 100 poems
AnswerC. Three dozen plays and 150
poems.
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, a historic and prosperous market
town in ________ England.
Answer
Warwickshire
At 18 Shakespeare married…
A. Mary HowardB. Catherine JohnsonC. Maggie SmithD. Anne Hathaway
Answer
D. Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare had how many children?
A. 0B. 2C. 3D. 5
Answer
C. 3
True or False
Shakespeare was an obscure actor and writer during his time.
Answer
False(Shakespeare was well known even as a young man)
True or False
“Venus and Adonis” was the narrative poem which first made Shakespeare
famous.
Answer
True
Shakespeare’s family crest shows a ________ shaking a spear.
A. EagleB. LionC. DragonD. Falcon
Answer
D. Falcon
King James renamed Shakespeare’s company the…
A. PlayersB. King’s MenC. HorsemenD. Royal Men
Answer
B. King’s Men
True or False
In Shakespeare’s day women’s roles were played by boys.
Answer
True
What does the following refer to?
“first folio”
AnswerThis was a large collection of Shakespeare’s
plays published by his partners after his death.
What does the following refer to…
Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forbearTo dig the bones enclosed here!Blest be the man that spares these stones,And curst be he that moves my bones.
AnswerShakespeare was buried under the floor of
the Stratford Church, with this epitaph warning posterity not to dig him up and transfer him to the graveyard outside.
________ is a domestic tragedy concerned with racial relationships;
considered to be one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies and finest works.
Answer
Othello