snapshots of shakespeare: his plays

SNAPSHOTS OF SHAKESPEARE:

HIS PLAYS

STARTER1/22/14 How many of Shakespeare’s plays had you heard of before we started this unit?

THREE CATEGORIESComedy Tragedy HistoryAll's Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItComedy of ErrorsLove's Labour's LostMeasure for MeasureMerchant of VeniceMerry Wives of WindsorMidsummer Night's DreamMuch Ado about NothingTaming of the ShrewTempestTwelfth NightTwo Gentlemen of VeronaWinter's Tale

Antony and CleopatraCoriolanusCymbelineHamletJulius CaesarKing LearMacbethOthelloRomeo and JulietTimon of AthensTitus AndronicusTroilus and Cressida

Henry IV, Part IHenry IV, Part IIHenry VHenry VI, Part IHenry VI, Part IIHenry VI, Part IIIHenry VIIIKing JohnPericlesRichard IIRichard III

POP QUIZ! (JUST KIDDING. DON’T FREAK OUT.)

Participation points awarded. Winning team gets a free homework pass.

1. IN COMEDY OF ERRORS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:A. A sister dresses as her brother to save their

family fortune and has a woman fall in love with her.

B. Two sets of twins lost in shipwrecks are all mistaken for each other.

C. Unrelated men with the same name are continually mistaken for each other.

D. Fairies play tricks on unsuspecting humans, making them do completely ridiculous things.

1. IN COMEDY OF ERRORS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING OCCUR:A. A sister dresses as her brother to save their

family fortune and has a woman fall in love with her.

B. Two sets of twins lost in shipwrecks are all mistaken for each other.

C. Unrelated men with the same name are continually mistaken for each other.

D. Fairies play tricks on unsuspecting humans, making them do completely ridiculous things.

2. JOAN OF ARC IS KILLED IN WHICH OF THESE PLAYSA. Henry VI part IB. Richard IIIC. King LearD. Antony and Cleopatra

2. JOAN OF ARC IS KILLED IN WHICH OF THESE PLAYSA. Henry VI part IB. Richard IIIC. King LearD. Antony and Cleopatra

3. IN RICHARD III, THE CRUEL, DISFIGURED KING RICHARD PICKS UP HIS NEW WIFE, LADY ANNE AT…A. A banquet to celebrate England’s

victory over the French.B. A jousting tournament that he cheats

at to win.C. Her late husband’s funeral.D. A singles convention.

3. IN RICHARD III, THE CRUEL, DISFIGURED KING RICHARD PICKS UP HIS NEW WIFE, LADY ANNE AT…A. A banquet to celebrate England’s

victory over the French.B. A jousting tournament that he cheats

at to win.C. Her late husband’s funeral.D. A singles convention.

BONUS QUESTION! 4. WHO KILLED LADY ANNE’S HUSBAND?A. Henry VI, her father-in-lawB. Richard III, her new husbandC. Richmond, her brotherD. Joan of Arc, England’s enemy

BONUS QUESTION! WHO KILLED LADY ANNE’S HUSBAND?A. Henry VI, her father-in-lawB. Richmond, her brotherC. Joan of Arc, England’s enemyD. Richard III, her new husband

5. THIS MOVIE WAS BASED ON WHICH PLAY?

A. Much Ado About NothingB. Taming of the ShrewC. All’s Well that Ends WellD. Two Gentlemen of Verona

5. THIS MOVIE WAS BASED ON WHICH PLAY?

A. Much Ado About NothingB. Taming of the ShrewC. All’s Well that Ends WellD. Two Gentlemen of Verona

6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT HAPPEN IN TITUS ANDRONICUSA. KidnapB. Self-amputationC. Suicide pactD. Rape

6. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT HAPPEN IN TITUS ANDRONICUSA. KidnapB. Self-amputationC. Suicide pactD. Rape

7. IN ROMEO AND JULIET, SHAKESPEARE TALKS ABOUT “TWO HOUSES BOTH ALIKE IN DIGNITY” (THE MONTEGUES AND THE CAPULETS). HE MAY HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO…

A. Catholics and ProtestantsB. Christians and JewsC. French and English D. The War of the Roses

7. IN ROMEO AND JULIET, SHAKESPEARE TALKS ABOUT “TWO HOUSES BOTH ALIKE IN DIGNITY” (THE MONTEGUES AND THE CAPULETS). HE MAY HAVE BEEN REFERRING TO…

A. Catholics and ProtestantsB. Christians and JewsC. French and English D. The War of the Roses

8. IN LOVE’S LABOURS LOST, THE KING AND HIS FRIENDS MAKE A PACT TO AVOID ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:A. WomenB. DrinkingC. Eating good foodD. Exercise

8. IN LOVE’S LABOURS LOST, THE KING AND HIS FRIENDS MAKE A PACT TO AVOID ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT:A. WomenB. DrinkingC. Eating good foodD. Exercise

9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM:A. A man named Bottom gets turned into

donkeyB. Titania, Queen of the fairies, falls in love

with BottomC. People get lost in the forest on

Midsummer and fairies give them ambrosia and nectar

D. Fairies use love potions to make people fall in love

9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT HAPPEN IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM:A. A man named Bottom gets turned into

donkeyB. Titania, Queen of the fairies, falls in love

with BottomC. People get lost in the forest on

Midsummer and fairies give them ambrosia and nectar

D. Fairies use love potions to make people fall in love

10. IN ORDER TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO MARRY PORTIA, ANTONIO PUTS WHICH OF THESE UP AS COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN:A. A pound of his fleshB. His daughter’s hand in marriageC. His first born sonD. His entire fleet of ships

10. IN ORDER TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO MARRY PORTIA, ANTONIO PUTS WHICH OF THESE UP AS COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN:A. A pound of his fleshB. His daughter’s hand in marriageC. His first born sonD. His entire fleet of ships

11. IN HENRY V, THE YOUNG KING HENRY GIVES A SPEECH TO HIS SOLDIERS ON SAINT CRISPIN’S DAY. HE SAYS “WE FEW, WE HAPPY FEW. WE _____________.”A. Men of greatnessB. Live for EnglandC. Band of brothersD. Fight to win

11. IN HENRY V, THE YOUNG KING HENRY GIVES A SPEECH TO HIS SOLDIERS ON SAINT CRISPIN’S DAY. HE SAYS “WE FEW, WE HAPPY FEW. WE _____________.”A. Men of greatnessB. Live for EnglandC. Band of brothersD. Fight to win

12. DAVID TENNENT, JAMES EARL JONES, KENNETH BRANAGH, AND ALEXIS DENISOF HAVE ALL PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE IN WHICH PLAY?

A. Much Ado About Nothing

B. Twelfth NightC. As You Like ItD. Troilus and Cressida

12. DAVID TENNENT, JAMES EARL JONES, KENNETH BRANAGH, AND ALEXIS DENISOF HAVE ALL PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE IN WHICH PLAY?

A. Much Ado About Nothing

B. Twelfth NightC. As You Like ItD. Troilus and Cressida

13. THE MOVIE SHE’S THE MAN IS BASED ON WHICH OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS?A. Merry Wives of WindsorB. Measure for MeasureC. Twelfth NightD. As You Like It

13. THE MOVIE SHE’S THE MAN IS BASED ON WHICH OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS?A. Merry Wives of WindsorB. Measure for MeasureC. Twelfth NightD. As You Like It

14. WHICH OF THESE FAMOUS LINES IS NOT IN SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY, JULIUS CEASAR?A. “Beware the Ides of

March”B. “Be not afraid of

greatness”C. “Cowards die many times

before their deaths”D. “Et tu, Brute”

14. WHICH OF THESE FAMOUS LINES IS NOT IN SHAKESPEARE’S TRAGEDY, JULIUS CEASAR?A. “Beware the Ides of

March”B. “Be not afraid of

greatness”C. “Cowards die many times

before their deaths”D. “Et tu, Brute”

15. MEL GIBSON, JUDE LAW, KENNETH BRANAGH, AND ALEXIS DENISOF HAVE ALL PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE IN WHICH PLAY?

A. Troilus and CressidaB. MacbethC. OthelloD. Hamlet

15. MEL GIBSON, JUDE LAW, KENNETH BRANAGH, AND ALEXIS DENISOF HAVE ALL PLAYED THE LEAD ROLE IN WHICH PLAY?

A. Troilus and CressidaB. MacbethC. OthelloD. Hamlet

16. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA ENDS WITH…A. Achilles dragging Hector’s body around by

a chariotB. Patrochles wearing Achille’s armor to go

out to war, and being killed by mistakeC. Troilus and Cressida getting marriedD. Troilus and Cressida being separated

forever

16. TROILUS AND CRESSIDA ENDS WITH…A. Achilles dragging Hector’s body around by

a chariotB. Patrochles wearing Achille’s armor to go

out to war, and being killed by mistakeC. Troilus and Cressida getting marriedD. Troilus and Cressida being separated

forever

17. THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR WAS REQUESTED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH I BECAUSE…

A. It represented her father, King Henry VIII in a good way

B. Falstaff, her favorite character, was drunk a lotC. It represented her mother, Anne Boleyn, in a

good wayD. Falstaff, her favorite character, was a good

advisor

18. ALL BUT ONE OF THESE HAPPENS IN OTHELLO…

A. Othello, a black man, marries Desdemona, a white woman

B. Othello’s right hand man, Iago, gets jealous of him

C. Desdemona cheats on Othello with CassioD. Othello becomes crazy jealous and kills

Desdemona

18. ALL BUT ONE OF THESE HAPPENS IN OTHELLO…

A. Othello, a black man, marries Desdemona, a white woman

B. Othello’s right hand man, Iago, gets jealous of him

C. Desdemona cheats on Othello with CassioD. Othello becomes crazy jealous and kills

Desdemona

19. WHICH OF THESE LINES IS NOT IN MACBETH…

A. Double, double, toil, and troubleB. Something wicked this way comesC. Out, damned spotD. A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse

19. WHICH OF THESE LINES IS NOT IN MACBETH…

A. Double, double, toil, and troubleB. Something wicked this way comesC. Out, damned spotD. A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a

horse