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Hamlet is?
A passionate lover
An over ambitious man
An intellectual
A man of action
In the 14th century, the most important writer is .
Langland
Chaucer
Gower
Wyclif
When was Jonathan Swift born?
11 January 1660
14 April 1656
30 November 1667
3 June 1663
How does Queen Gertrude die?
Suffers a fatal heart attack while watching Hamlet fight Laertes.
Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet's cup.
Drowns in the river outside the castle.
Accidentally stabbed by Laertes.
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
French
Dutch
Celtic
Latin
In what century was William Shakespeare active as a playwright?
15th century
16th century
17th century
B and C
The dates of Shakespeare's life put him firmly in the middle of which musical period?
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Classical
In addition to writing plays, William Shakespeare was also:
A poet who wrote over 150 sonnets
An actor who performed for royalty
A successful businessman
A and B
A, B and C
How many plays do we know that Shakespeare wrote?
11
26
32
37
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare was the first to introduce over 3,000 words and expressions to the English language… words that we still use today. Which of these words do you think that Shakespeare did NOT coin?
Eyeball
Zany
Joyous
Scuffle
Birthplace
What kinds of characters generally sing in Shakespeare's plays?
Kings and queens
Servants, clowns, fools and other minor characters with low status
Fairies
Noblemen
When a major character in a Shakespeare play sings, it is most likely because:
They are suffering from mental illness
They are in love
They are entertaining friends or guests
They are speaking their innermost thoughts
The music performed during Shakespeare's plays was meant to:
Create a mood or atmosphere
Establish the mental or emotional state of characters
Provide an interlude between acts
A part of a silly comedy act performed at the end of tragic plays
All of the above
In Elizabethan England, people believed that this instrument could improve people's emotional state by turning sadness into art:
Oboes
Trumpets
Viols (an earlier version of the violin)
How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
37
38
36
39
From which of Shakespeare's plays is this famous line: 'Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night'
Hamlet
B.
Othello
Romeo and Juliet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
In 1066, led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.
Julius Caesar
William the conqueror
Alfred the Great
Claudius
How many children did Shakespeare have?
8
12
3
5
What is the name of the playlet Hamlet stages for Claudius?
Slings and Arrows
Vice of Kings
The Murder of Gonzago
The Slaying of Lucianus
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
Which character spoke following lines?”What’s Montague? It is nor hand nor
foot, Nor arm nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man, O be some other
name! What’s in a name?That which we call a roseBy any other word would
smell as sweet,”
Desdemona
Juliet
Hero
Rosalind
What is the sub-title of the play Twelfth Night?
Or, What you Will
Or, What you Think
Or, What is you Will
Or, What you Like It
Thomas More's masterpiece Utopia was written in.
Latin
French
Greek
English
William Shakespeare born in:
26 April 1564
26 April 1566
26 April 1567
26 April 1565
William Shakespeare was born in the year:
1564
1578
1544
1582
Though Beowulf was introduced by Angles, the events and are Scandinavian.
Belief
Idea
God
Characters
William Shakespeare is not the author of:
Hamlet
White Devil
Titus Andronicus
Taming of the Shrew