Intro to Shakespeare

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Intro to Shakespeare

Quiz Game

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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

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Answer

E. The Princess

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The Globe Theater was reconstructed with timbers salvaged from…

A. The RoseB. The TheaterC. The HopeD. An Old Ship

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Answer

B. The Theater

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True or False

A flag flying from the peak of a theater indicated that there will be a performance

there that day.

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True

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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

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True

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The London Theaters were closed because of _______

from June 1592 to April 1594

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Answer

The Plague

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A public theater such as the Globe could hold about how many people?

A. 30B. 300C. 3,000D. 30,000

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C. 3,000

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Modern day “picture frame” stages attempt to give the illusion of…

A. FantasyB. IllusionC. RealityD. Art

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Answer

C. Reality

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Name at least 5 things a Renaissance actor would have been expected to know

how to do…

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Answers

Sing, Dance, Declaim, Wrestle, Fence, Clown, Roar, Weep, Whisper

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True or False

During Shakespeare’s time, stages had elaborate scenery so the audience had to

rely very little on imagination.

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Answer

False(During Shakespeare’s time stages had very little scenery.

Audiences were expected to use their imaginations to picture the setting.)

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Complete the sentence…

“Theirs was a drama of _______, not a drama of ________.”

-Gerald Bentley

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Answer

“Theirs was a drama of persons, not a drama of places.”

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William Shakespeare lived from…

A. 1564-1616B. 1464-1516C. 1802-1854D. 1202-1254

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Answer

A. 1564-1616

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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

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AnswerC. Three dozen plays and 150

poems.

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Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon, a historic and prosperous market

town in ________ England.

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Answer

Warwickshire

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At 18 Shakespeare married…

A. Mary HowardB. Catherine JohnsonC. Maggie SmithD. Anne Hathaway

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D. Anne Hathaway

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Shakespeare had how many children?

A. 0B. 2C. 3D. 5

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C. 3

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True or False

Shakespeare was an obscure actor and writer during his time.

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Answer

False(Shakespeare was well known even as a young man)

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True or False

“Venus and Adonis” was the narrative poem which first made Shakespeare

famous.

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Answer

True

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Shakespeare’s family crest shows a ________ shaking a spear.

A. EagleB. LionC. DragonD. Falcon

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D. Falcon

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King James renamed Shakespeare’s company the…

A. PlayersB. King’s MenC. HorsemenD. Royal Men

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B. King’s Men

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True or False

In Shakespeare’s day women’s roles were played by boys.

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True

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What does the following refer to?

“first folio”

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AnswerThis was a large collection of Shakespeare’s

plays published by his partners after his death.

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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.

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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.

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________ is a domestic tragedy concerned with racial relationships;

considered to be one of Shakespeare’s great tragedies and finest works.

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Answer

Othello