A. 1564
B. 1580
C. 1577
D. 1550
Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. Short story
B. Tragedy play
C. Comedy play
D. Poetry
What literary genre is Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis” ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. A sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines.
B. A Shakespearean sonnet consists of the rhyme scheme a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-ef,g-g.
C. A sonnet is only written in Italian.
D. The last two lines of a sonnet are a rhyming couplet.
Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. “A Lover’s Complaint”
B. “Venus and Adonis”
C. “The Phoenix and Turtle”
D. “The Rape of Lucrece”
Which of the following poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeare’s ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Italy
Where does the sonnet form originate from ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. A poem about death
B. A poem about love
C. A poem about writing poetry
D. A poem about Shakespeare and his father
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 153” is what kind of poem ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. Blank verse
B. Old English
C. Authorial narration
D. Prose
Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. In a hunting accident
B. By Venus
C. By execution
D. By old age
In Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis,” how is Adonis killed ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. 12
B. 67
C. 154
D. 200
How many sonnets are attributed to Shakespeare ? Read More »
Play by Shakespeare A. The Bible
B. A Christopher Marlowe play
C. Ovid’s Metamorphoses
D. An early Shakespeare play
