William Shakespeare/Macbeth

Question 1

Shakespeare’s date of birth

Answer 1

April 23, 1564

Question 2

Where was Shakespeare born

Answer 2

Stratford-upon-Avon, England

Question 3

Who was Shakespeare mom

Answer 3

Mary Arden

Question 4

Who was Shakespeare dad

Answer 4

John “Glover” Shakespeare

Question 5

Who was Shakespeare wife

Answer 5

Ann Hathaway

Question 6

What was Shakespeare motto

Answer 6

“not without right”

Question 7

How many children did Shakespeare have

Answer 7

3

Question 8

Names of Shakespeare children

Answer 8

Susanna, Judith, Hamnet

Question 9

Shakespeare first play

Answer 9

Comedy of Errors

Question 10

Why did Shakespeare flee to london

Answer 10

Devoted himself to writing dramas and plays

Question 11

What is the name of the acting group Shakespeare joined in London

Answer 11

The Chamberlain’s Men

Question 12

Why influenced Shakespeare Tragedies

Answer 12

Christopher Marlowe

Question 13

Who is the ruler of England in the 1590s

Answer 13

Queen Elizabeth I

Question 14

Name 2 other playwrights

Answer 14

1. Christopher Marlowe
2. Thomas Kyd

Question 15

What is the name of the 1st theatre built in London

Answer 15

The theatre

Question 16

What were the seats called behind the stage

Answer 16

Gallery

Question 17

Were the gallery seats cheaper or more expensive than the other seats

Answer 17

More expensive

Question 18

What was the name of Shakespeare acting troupe

Answer 18

The King’s Men

Question 19

What was Shakespeare original tragic actor

Answer 19

Richard Burbage

Question 20

What did the actors pay depend upon

Answer 20

Admission sales

Question 21

3 facts about Christopher marlowe

Answer 21

1. 1st great playwright
2. Wrote and acted for The Lord Admiral’s Company
3. Possibly Shakespeare biggest influence

Question 22

Shakespeare death date

Answer 22

April 23, 1616

Question 23

What is iambic pentameter

Answer 23

Sound pattern, one unaccented syllable with one accented syllable

Question 24

How many syllables is in one line of iambic pentameter

Answer 24

10

Question 25

Why was the pentameter used (3 reasons)

Answer 25

1. Kept things moving in the play 2. Made the words and play more interesting 3. Helped actors remember their lines

Question 26

What are quartos

Answer 26

A book that has lines of a play

Question 27

What was the name of the 1st printed complete work of Shakespeare

Answer 27

First Folio

Question 28

Reason why many mistakes were made in these 1st printings

Answer 28

Printers could not read handwriting and there was no indication where Acts or Scenes began or ended

Question 29

What was missing from that 1st edition

Answer 29

They're based on shrewd guesses by generations of editors - variations in the text

Question 30

2 phrases that Shakespeare created

Answer 30

1. "Its Greek to me." 2. "An eyesore."

Question 31

Why do we study Shakespeare today

Answer 31

In learning about his life and reading his works, we learn about ourselves and about human nature