Quiz - Shakespearean Comedy and Midsummer Night's Dream - Lisa Moskowitz | Laabri

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Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, Jonson, and Thomas Kyd were all actors and playwrights during which period?

Victorian

Halcyon

Elizabethan

Mandalorian

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During this period, all of the following were typically true of art/drama EXCEPT:

neo-classical return to Greek ideas of theater and Classical influences

thematic reflections on humanity, love, imagination, and what it means to be human

an increase in the building of theaters and in the influence of theatrical art on culture/society

a redirecting of the theatrical/artistic eye from a human focus back towards God and heavenly things

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Which of the following is NOT true about Tragedies during this period?

typically contains the "star crossed lover" or "doomed couple" trope

usually ends with a death, funeral, or absolute "fall"

stories about nobility/heroes falling due to a tragic or human flaw

can be satirical of political power or specific "types" of people

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Which of the following is NOT true about Comedies during this period?

themes about "human problems" such as the madness of love

usually ends with a marriage or an uplifting, satisfying resolution or reunion

always contains humor/comic relief

can be satirical of the human condition or human nature

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BOTH tragedy and comedy can contain humor. Comic characters and laughter is a common trope of this age of drama.

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Romantic Comedies specifically focus on the human "weakness" or "madness" of love.

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Romantic Comedies typically are straight lols, attempting to make the audience laugh from beginning to end.

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Romantic Comedies balance heartbreak and frustration and loss with romance and love.

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Romantic Comedies were popular in the 1500s, but have since died out as a popular genre and are no longer typically being written today.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream would qualify as which of the following genres?

Medieval Romance

Romantic Comedy

Morality Play

Satirical Tragedy

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The author of this play is...

Thomas Kyd

Christopher Marlowe

Anonymous / Unknown

William Shakespeare

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This play was written in...

1494

1594

1694

1794

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This play is set in...

Ancient Athens

the Medieval period

"Contemporary" England (reign of Queen Elizabeth I)

the Renaissance

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Who is the hero or protagonist of this story?

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Theseus tells Hermia she must marry the man her father wants her to marry
OR she must choose between one of the following options EXCEPT...
(hint - this is the key conflict at the start of the novel)

prison

death

exile

become a "nun" (priestess for Artemis)

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Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Hermia likes _, but is engaged (technically) to _ .

Lysander .... Demetrius

Oberon .... Egeus

Egeus ..... Theseus

Demetrius .... Lysander

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Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Helena likes _, but he is in love with _ .

Theseus ..... Hippolyta

Oberon .... Titania

Lysander .... Flute

Demetrius .... Hermia

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Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Egeus wants his daughter _ to marry _ .

Hermia .... Demetrius

Hippolyta .... Theseus

Titania .... Demetrius

Helena .... Bottom

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Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Theseus is engaged to ______, but it's complicated.... mythologically speaking.

Hermia

Titania

Helena

Hippolyta

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Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Oberon is engaged to ______, but it's complicated....

Hippolyta

Hermia

Titania

Helena

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Titania		Fairy King
Hippolyta		Fairy Queen
Quince		King of Athens
Bottom		Queen of the Amazonians
Oberon		a troublesome fairy, right hand to the King
Theseus		a weaver, a rude mechanical who is an actor in play within this play
Puck / Robin Goodfellow		a carpenter, the director of the play within the play

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In the play, allusions are made to all of the following EXCEPT:

the myth of Theseus and Hippolyta

the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice

the myth of Pyramus and Thisbe

the Greek gods, especially Artemis/Diana (the moon, the hunt, young virgins and the unmarried

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The tone of this play could best be described as...

romantic, dreamlike, farcical

serious, morose, grave

tragic, frustrated, sardonic

satirical, mocking, annoyed

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the major themes/motifs of this play are...

the woods vs society, urban vs rural

class dynamics, class warfare, and social concerns

love, being "off balance" and dreams/fantasy vs. reality

anger vs happiness, grief vs relief

Quiz - Shakespearean Comedy and Midsummer Night's Dream

Quiz - Shakespearean Comedy and Midsummer Night's Dream

Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, Jonson, and Thomas Kyd were all actors and playwrights during which period?

During this period, all of the following were typically true of art/drama EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT true about Tragedies during this period?

Which of the following is NOT true about Comedies during this period?

BOTH tragedy and comedy can contain humor. Comic characters and laughter is a common trope of this age of drama.

Romantic Comedies specifically focus on the human "weakness" or "madness" of love.

Romantic Comedies typically are straight lols, attempting to make the audience laugh from beginning to end.

Romantic Comedies balance heartbreak and frustration and loss with romance and love.

Romantic Comedies were popular in the 1500s, but have since died out as a popular genre and are no longer typically being written today.

A Midsummer Night's Dream would qualify as which of the following genres?

The author of this play is...

This play was written in...

This play is set in...

Who is the hero or protagonist of this story?

Theseus tells Hermia she must marry the man her father wants her to marry OR she must choose between one of the following options EXCEPT... (hint - this is the key conflict at the start of the novel)

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Hermia likes _________, but is engaged (technically) to _________ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Helena likes _________, but he is in love with _________ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Egeus wants his daughter _____ to marry _____ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Theseus is engaged to ______, but it's complicated.... mythologically speaking.

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Oberon is engaged to ______, but it's complicated....

In the play, allusions are made to all of the following EXCEPT:

The tone of this play could best be described as...

the major themes/motifs of this play are...

Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster, Jonson, and Thomas Kyd were all actors and playwrights during which period?

During this period, all of the following were typically true of art/drama EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT true about Tragedies during this period?

Which of the following is NOT true about Comedies during this period?

BOTH tragedy and comedy can contain humor. Comic characters and laughter is a common trope of this age of drama.

Romantic Comedies specifically focus on the human "weakness" or "madness" of love.

Romantic Comedies typically are straight lols, attempting to make the audience laugh from beginning to end.

Romantic Comedies balance heartbreak and frustration and loss with romance and love.

Romantic Comedies were popular in the 1500s, but have since died out as a popular genre and are no longer typically being written today.

A Midsummer Night's Dream would qualify as which of the following genres?

The author of this play is...

This play was written in...

This play is set in...

Who is the hero or protagonist of this story?

Theseus tells Hermia she must marry the man her father wants her to marry OR she must choose between one of the following options EXCEPT... (hint - this is the key conflict at the start of the novel)

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Hermia likes _________, but is engaged (technically) to _________ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Helena likes _________, but he is in love with _________ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Egeus wants his daughter _____ to marry _____ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Theseus is engaged to ______, but it's complicated.... mythologically speaking.

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2: Oberon is engaged to ______, but it's complicated....

In the play, allusions are made to all of the following EXCEPT:

The tone of this play could best be described as...

the major themes/motifs of this play are...

Theseus tells Hermia she must marry the man her father wants her to marry
OR she must choose between one of the following options EXCEPT...
(hint - this is the key conflict at the start of the novel)

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Hermia likes _, but is engaged (technically) to _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Helena likes _, but he is in love with _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Egeus wants his daughter _ to marry _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Theseus is engaged to ______, but it's complicated.... mythologically speaking.

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Oberon is engaged to ______, but it's complicated....

Theseus tells Hermia she must marry the man her father wants her to marry
OR she must choose between one of the following options EXCEPT...
(hint - this is the key conflict at the start of the novel)

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Hermia likes _, but is engaged (technically) to _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Helena likes _, but he is in love with _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Egeus wants his daughter _ to marry _ .

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Theseus is engaged to ______, but it's complicated.... mythologically speaking.

Complete the following relationship as of Act 1/2:
Oberon is engaged to ______, but it's complicated....