Romeo and Juliet

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True of False:

• Shakespeare was born in 1564.

• Shakespeare married late in his life to a woman much younger than he.

• Shakespeare wrote the epitaph for his tombstone shortly before his death in 1616.

• Shakespeare plays rely heavily on emotion and gesture rather than props and scenery.

• Shakespeare's children were named Susanna, Hamlet, and Juliet.

• Romeo and Juliet is a comedy.

• Shakespeare's theatre was called the Theatre.

• Shakespeare's actors had to be loud because the theater was open-air.

• Queen Elizabeth ruled England during Shakespeare's play writing days.

• Actors often traveled to rich families homes to perform.

Multiple Choice: Select the best answer to each question.

• Where did Shakespeare live before he became a playwright? a.) London b.) Germany c.) Stratford-upon-Avon d.) None of the above

• What was Shakespeare's highest level of education? a.) College b.) High School c.) Primary (or elementary school) d.) He had no formal education

• Why did Shakespeare marry Anne Hathaway? a.) He loved her b.) He wanted to please his father c.) She was pregnant with his child d.) Both a and c

• Shakespeare's writing includes all the following EXCEPT... a.) Plays b.) Sonnets c.) Poems d.) Novels

• Shakespeare invented a new style of _____. a.) Comedy b.) Tragedy c.) History d.) None of the above

• Many believed that Shakespeare's plays were actually written by another man named ______.    

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This test is an assessment for a Romeo and Juliet unit of study. Although it is mainly on the play, it also contains questions about Shakespeare's background information and vocabulary. This test contains the following sections: true or false, multiple choice, matching, analyzing excerpts from the text, and a character chart. It was designed to be used with a scantron bubble sheet, but will work well without one.