Questions and Responses Lesson Quiz Date: 7/18/2013 Subject: English I Level: High School Lesson: Shakespeare: Background #(8596) 1. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_A] William Shakespeare wrote during a period known as A) the English Enlightenment. B) the English Renaissance. C) the English Expansion. D) the English Middle Ages. 2. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_B] In addition to being a prolific playwright, Shakespeare was also A) an advisor to Queen Elizabeth. B) a renowned explorer and scientist. C) an actor and businessman. D) a journalist and printer. 3. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_C] Shakespeare's comedies usually end in A) a wedding. B) hilarity. C) confused identity D) a death. 4. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_D] Shakespeare's famous theater was known as A) the Orb. B) the Globe. C) the Luna. D) the Verona. 5. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_E] https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/reports/testresultview.aspx?type=lesson Quiz&id=8596&sc=undefined 1/5
Drama originated in and was usually part of A) Italy, the Renaissance. B) England, the Queen s Court. C) Rome, a Coliseum event. D) Ancient Greece, a contest. 6. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_F] In Shakespeare's tragedies, is usually the only way to resolve a corrupted social order. A) murder B) illness C) death D) marriage 7. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_G] In drama, a monologue is A) a long speech heard by other characters. B) a comment made directly to the audience. C) a speech made only to the audience. D) a discussion between two characters. 8. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_H] The limits of the stage led to the development of A) conversions. B) plot. C) stagecraft. D) conventions. 9. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_I] The purpose of a character foil is to A) create irony in the plot by disguising the protaganist s identity. B) foreshadow coming events by delivering asides to the audience. C) relieve tension in the audience by providing comedic relief. D) highlight the protagonist through opposite characteristics. 10. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_J] Shakespeare includes to tell actors when to enter, exit, or how to say lines. https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/reports/testresultview.aspx?type=lesson Quiz&id=8596&sc=undefined 2/5
A) stage directions B) soliloquies C) stagecraft D) scenery 11. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_K] Romeo and Juliet is perhaps Shakespeare's most famous A) comedy. B) tragedy. C) history. D) verse. 12. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_L] Romeo and Juliet centers around A) an old rivalry between two brothers. B) tensions created by a long-fought war. C) a lasting battle between two tribes. D) a long-lived family feud. 13. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_M] In Act I, the audience is introduced to the setting, basic conflict and characters. This is known as A) the rising action. B) the climax. C) the exposition. D) the falling action. 14. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_N] At the play's beginning, Romeo is expressing love for a woman named Rosaline. This establishes that Romeo is A) a hopeless romantic. B) a fickle teenager. C) a fearless young man. D) a comedic character. 15. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_O] Romeo Montague and his friend Benvolio are accidentally invited https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/reports/testresultview.aspx?type=lesson Quiz&id=8596&sc=undefined 3/5
A) to a duel at the palace by two guards. B) to a masked ball at the Capulets by a messenger. C) to a play at the theater by a clown. D) to a dance at the town hall by a soldier. 16. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_P] When she meets Romeo, Juliet is to. A) getting lectured, listen to her nurse. B) personally connected, Benvolio. C) considering getting married, Paris. D) elaborately masked, hide her youth. 17. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_Q] Romeo says, Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night. What does this mean? A) The Capulet home is much grander than his own and he is awed by its opulence. B) Romeo s love for Rosaline is intense and he wants the world to know it. C) The party has impressed the young man and he is swept up in the festivities. D) Rosaline is forgotten and he has fallen in love with Juliet at first sight. 18. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_R] Juliet says, My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late! What does she mean? A) Her family s hatred of the Montague s conflicts with her new-found love of Romeo. B) She is angry and saddened that she will be forced to marry Paris. C) Her fondness for Paris conflicts with her love for Romeo. https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/reports/testresultview.aspx?type=lesson Quiz&id=8596&sc=undefined 4/5
D) She is confused about the identity of the handsome masked man. 19. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_S] The audience knows that the masked young man entering the Capulet's ball is Romeo, a Montague, but the characters do not. This creates A) conflict. B) comedy. C) dramatic irony. D) foreshadowing. 20. [E113I01 HSLQ_E113I01_T] "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whole misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife." From forth the fatal loins of these two foes refers to A) Romeo and Juliet. B) Benvolio and Mercutio. C) The Capulets and Montagues. D) Romeo and Tybalt. https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/reports/testresultview.aspx?type=lesson Quiz&id=8596&sc=undefined 5/5