WHAT IS AN ACT, HOW MANY ARE THERE IN

A SHAKESPEARE PLAY?

a) AN ACT IS PART OF A SCENE, THERE ARE 5 IN A PLAY

b) AN ACT IS A SUBDIVISION OF A PLAY, THERE ARE 5 IN A PLAY
c) AN ACT IS A SUBDIVISION OF A PLAY, THERE IS NOT A SET AMOUNT OF ACTS, THEY VARY PLAY TO PLAY
WHAT IS AN ACT, HOW MANY ARE THERE IN
A SHAKESPEARE PLAY?

a) AN ACT IS PART OF A SCENE, THERE ARE 5 IN A PLAY

b) AN ACT IS A SUBDIVISION OF A PLAY, THERE ARE 5 IN A PLAY
c) AN ACT IS A SUBDIVISION OF A PLAY, THERE IS NOT A SET AMOUNT OF ACTS, THEY VARY PLAY TO PLAY
WHAT IS AN ASIDE ?
a) A DEVICE IN WHICH A CHARACTER MAKES A SHORT SPEECH WHICH IS HEARD BY THE AUDIENCE BUT
NOT THE OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
b) TO MOVE OBJECTS/PROPS TO THE SIDE OF THE STAGE, SO THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE THE ACTORS BETTER
c) A REMARK THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
d) TO SAY SOMETHING TO ANOTHER CHARACTER DIRECTLY TO THROW THEM OFF THEIR GAME!
WHAT IS AN ASIDE ?
a) A DEVICE IN WHICH A CHARACTER MAKES A SHORT SPEECH WHICH IS HEARD BY THE AUDIENCE BUT
NOT THE OTHER CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
b) TO MOVE OBJECTS/PROPS TO THE SIDE OF THE STAGE, SO THE AUDIENCE CAN SEE THE ACTORS BETTER
c) A REMARK THAT IS NOT RELATED TO THE MAIN TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
d) TO SAY SOMETHING TO ANOTHER CHARACTER DIRECTLY TO THROW THEM OFF THEIR GAME!
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS BLANK VERSE?

a) WHEN A CHARACTER IS LEFT SPEECHLESS AND HAS NOTHING TO SAY

b) A POEM WRITTEN IN UNRHYMED IAMBIC PENTAMETER
c) A POEM WRITTEN IN LYRICAL RHYMING VERSE
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS BLANK VERSE?
a) WHEN A CHARACTER IS LEFT SPEECHLESS AND HAS NOTHING TO SAY
b) A POEM WRITTEN IN UNRHYMED IAMBIC PENTAMETER
c) A POEM WRITTEN IN LYRICAL RHYMING VERSE
HAMLET:
BUT, WOE IS ME, YOU ARE SO SICK OF LATE,
SO FAR FROM CHEER AND FROM YOUR FORMER STATE,
THAT I DISTRUST YOU. YET, THOUGH I DISTRUST,
DISCOMFORT YOU, MY LORD, IT NOTHING MUST. …
SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS ARE WORKS OF…

a) OLD, OLD ENGLISH

b) ELIZABETHAN ERA FREE VERSE FORM
c) MODERN ENGLISH
d) MIDDLE ENGLISH
SHAKESPEARE’S WORKS ARE WORKS OF…

a) OLD, OLD ENGLISH

b) ELIZABETHAN ERA FREE VERSE FORM
c) MODERN ENGLISH
d) MIDDLE ENGLISH
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROSE
AND VERSE?

a) PROSE IS POETRY AND VERSE IS VERNACULAR

b) VERSE IS LYRICAL AND PROSE IS POETRY
c) PROSE IS WRITTEN OR SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN ORDINARY FORM, VERSE IS WRITING WITH METRICAL
RHYTHM, AND USUALLY RHYMES
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROSE
AND VERSE?

a) PROSE IS POETRY AND VERSE IS VERNACULAR

b) VERSE IS LYRICAL AND PROSE IS POETRY
c) PROSE IS WRITTEN OR SPOKEN LANGUAGE IN ORDINARY FORM, VERSE IS WRITING WITH METRICAL
RHYTHM, AND USUALLY RHYMES
WHAT IS DRAMATIC IRONY?

a) WHEN SOMETHING THAT YOU DON’T EXPECT TO HAPPEN, HAPPENS.

b) WHEN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT THE CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY DO NOT
c) CHARACTERS TELL ONE ANOTHER SECRETS, THEN TELL THE AUDIENCE
d) WHEN CHARACTERS KNOW THINGS THAT THE AUDIENCE DOES NOT
WHAT IS DRAMATIC IRONY?

a) WHEN SOMETHING THAT YOU DON’T EXPECT TO HAPPEN, HAPPENS.

b) WHEN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS SOMETHING THAT THE CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY DO NOT
c) CHARACTERS TELL ONE ANOTHER SECRETS, THEN TELL THE AUDIENCE
d) WHEN CHARACTERS KNOW THINGS THAT THE AUDIENCE DOES NOT
WHAT IS A RHYMING COUPLET?
a) TWO LINES OF VERSE OF THE SAME LENGTH THAT RHYME AND COMPLETE ONE THOUGHT
b) THE TYPE OF POETRY THAT SHAKESPEARE INVENTED AND EXCLUSIVELY WROTE IN
c) THE OPENING LINES OF AN ACT
d) LINES IN A SONNET THAT MAKE UP THE A,B,B,A,A,B,B,A STRUCTURE
WHAT IS A RHYMING COUPLET?
a) TWO LINES OF VERSE OF THE SAME LENGTH THAT RHYME AND COMPLETE ONE THOUGHT
"BLESSED ARE YOU WHOSE WORTHINESS GIVES SCOPE,
BEING HAD, TO TRIUMPH; BEING LACKED, TO HOPE." - SONNET 52
b) THE TYPE OF POETRY THAT SHAKESPEARE INVENTED AND EXCLUSIVELY WROTE IN
c) THE OPENING LINES OF AN ACT
d) LINES IN A SONNET THAT MAKE UP THE A,B,B,A,A,B,B,A STRUCTURE
IN DRAMA, A METHOD USED TO BUILD
SUSPENSE BY PROVIDING HINTS OF WHAT
IS TO COME
a) PROTAGONIST
b) MONOLOGUE
c) FORESHADOWING
d) DRAMATIC IRONY
IN DRAMA, A METHOD USED TO BUILD
SUSPENSE BY PROVIDING HINTS OF WHAT
IS TO COME
a) PROTAGONIST
b) MONOLOGUE
c) FORESHADOWING
d) DRAMATIC IRONY
WHAT IS THEME?
a) THE LESSON THAT A WORK OF LITERATURE TRIES TO INVOKE
b) THE MAIN CHARACTER’S REALIZATION THAT ULTIMATELY SOLVES THE PROBLEM
c) THE RECURRING SUBJECTS THAT ARE INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY REFERENCED IN A WORK OF
LITERATURE: THE CENTRAL TOPICS/CONCEPTS
d) TO GIVE PARTICULAR AMBIANCE TO A VENUE OR ACTIVITY
WHAT IS THEME?
a) THE LESSON THAT A WORK OF LITERATURE TRIES TO INVOKE
b) THE MAIN CHARACTER’S REALIZATION THAT ULTIMATELY SOLVES THE PROBLEM
c) THE RECURRING SUBJECTS THAT ARE INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY REFERENCED IN A WORK OF
LITERATURE: THE CENTRAL TOPICS/CONCEPTS
d) TO GIVE PARTICULAR AMBIANCE TO A VENUE OR ACTIVITY
WHAT IS AN ALLUSION?

a) AN EXPRESSION DESIGNED TO CALL SOMETHING TO MIND WITHOUT MENTIONING IT EXPLICITLY

b) THE MAIN TOPIC OF A WORK OF LITERATURE
c) A THING THAT IS LIKELY TO BE WRONGLY PERCEIVED OR INTERPRETED BY THE SENSES
WHAT IS AN ALLUSION?

a) AN EXPRESSION DESIGNED TO CALL SOMETHING TO MIND WITHOUT MENTIONING IT EXPLICITLY

I.E. SOMEONE’S ACHILLES HEEL
b) THE MAIN TOPIC OF A WORK OF LITERATURE
c) A THING THAT IS LIKELY TO BE WRONGLY PERCEIVED OR INTERPRETED BY THE SENSES