Intro to Romeo and Juliet Quiz

Question 1

What is prose?

Answer 1

Anything not poetry

Question 2

How can the Shakespeare Made Easy series be a key for what has been a locked door to many students in the past?

Answer 2

It enables students to read and understand Shakespeare, whereas only the difficult to understand original version has been available in the past

Question 3

Who has a complete understanding of Shakespeare’s plays?

Answer 3

No one

Question 4

What metaphor does the author use to describe “Shakespeare appreciation” for “everyone”?

Answer 4

A long journey that begins with one step

Question 5

Where was Shakespeare born?

Answer 5

Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire

Question 6

When was Shakespeare born?

Answer 6

April 23rd, 1564

Question 7

Who did Shakespeare marry?

Answer 7

Ann Hathaway

Question 8

How many children did Shakespeare have?

Answer 8

3

Question 9

What was his son’s name?

Answer 9

Hamnet Shakespeare, whom died at age 11

Question 10

By what year was he a playwright and actor in London?

Answer 10

1592

Question 11

What was the name of the first theater in London?

Answer 11

The Theatre

Question 12

What was the name of Shakespeare’s first acting company?

Answer 12

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Question 13

What was Shakespeare’s acting company renamed to in 1603?

Answer 13

The King’s Men

Question 14

When was Shakespeare’s acting company renamed?

Answer 14

1603

Question 15

After whom was Shakespeare’s acting company renamed?

Answer 15

James I

Question 16

Who had been the Monarch before King James I?

Answer 16

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 17

Who were Queen Elizabeth I’s siblings?

Answer 17

Edward, whom died young, and “Bloody” Mary

Question 18

What was one of Queen Elizabeth I’s nicknames?

Answer 18

Gloriana

Question 19

What was the name of the theater Shakespeare’s company built?

Answer 19

The Globe

Question 20

Why did Shakespeare refer to The Globe as “this wooden O?

Answer 20

Because it had 20 sides and kind of looked like an O

Question 21

What was the name of the indoor theater Shakespeare and his company purchased?

Answer 21

The Blackfriars

Question 22

About how many plays did Shakespeare write?

Answer 22

About 37

Question 23

When did Shakespeare die?

Answer 23

1616, April 23rd

Question 24

How old was Shakespeare when he died?

Answer 24

52 ish

Question 25

How many of Shakespeare's plays do we have in the form he originally wrote them?

Answer 25

Unknown

Question 26

What did Elizabethans think about plays in general?

Answer 26

They weren't important works of art

Question 27

What is a Quarto?

Answer 27

Small,about half the size of a folio. A size of a book page resulting from folding each printed sheet into 4 leaves (8 pages)

Question 28

What is a folio?

Answer 28

Bigger, about double the size of a quarto. It's an individual leaf of paper, page number

Question 29

Why were theaters usually built outside the city?

Answer 29

To avoid conflict with authorities

Question 30

About how many people could The Globe hold?

Answer 30

2,000-3,000

Question 31

What does the author believe to be the power of poetry when compared to prose?

Answer 31

That much more can be expressed in poetry

Question 32

Why were plays in the Globe performed only in daylight and during good weather?

Answer 32

Because it's outdoors

Question 33

What were "groundlings"?

Answer 33

People who stood around the 3 sides of the stage

Question 34

How much did the people pay to see a play?

Answer 34

Not much at all for groundlings, the higher the seat the more expensive. The most expensive seat was $7

Question 35

What were the costumes like?

Answer 35

Elizabethan doublet and hose/ "modern". Expensive

Question 36

Describe the actors

Answer 36

All male, female roles were performed by teen boys because their voices were higher. It was illegal to be an actress

Question 37

What was the scenery like?

Answer 37

No elaborate scenery, just "imagination". Only basic props like tables, bushes, etc

Question 38

Describe the key features of the stage

Answer 38

No curtain, trapdoor, 2 entrances, tiring house

Question 39

What word does Tiring House come from?

Answer 39

Attiring

Question 40

What is the type of poetry Shakespeare uses in most of his plays?

Answer 40

Blank verse

Question 41

What is blank verse?

Answer 41

Unrhymed iambic pentameter

Question 42

What is the term that describes the rhythm of each line?

Answer 42

Iambic pentameter

Question 43

What "most distinguishes" Shakespeare's poetry from "that of lesser playwrights"?

Answer 43

His poetic imagery

Question 44

When does Shakespeare usually use prose?

Answer 44

For unimportant characters (clowns, commoners, servants, etc), less important matters (like letters, lists, etc), and less formal and more casual settings

Question 45

When was Romeo and Juliet probably written and first acted?

Answer 45

1595

Question 46

Where did the raw material come from for Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 46

The Tragical Historie of Romeo and Juliet by Arthur Brooks and William Painter's story in The Palace of Pleasure

Question 47

What kind of changes did Shakespeare make to his sources for R&J?

Answer 47

New characters, more lyrical and emotional intensity, compressed action, and language