Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?
A. 1564
B. 1580
C. 1577
D. 1550
Play by Shakespeare
What literary genre is Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis” ?
What literary genre is Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis” ?
A. Short story
B. Tragedy play
C. Comedy play
D. Poetry
Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ?
Which of the following statements about a sonnet is false ?
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 poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeare’s ?
Which of the following poems is considered to be the most neglected of Shakespeare’s ?
A. “A Lover’s Complaint”
B. “Venus and Adonis”
C. “The Phoenix and Turtle”
D. “The Rape of Lucrece”
Where does the sonnet form originate from ?
Where does the sonnet form originate from ?
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Italy
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 153” is what kind of poem ?
Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 153” is what kind of poem ?
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 often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
Shakespeare often employed which of the following stylistic forms in his dramas ?
A. Blank verse
B. Old English
C. Authorial narration
D. Prose
In Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis,” how is Adonis killed ?
In Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis,” how is Adonis killed ?
A. In a hunting accident
B. By Venus
C. By execution
D. By old age
How many sonnets are attributed to Shakespeare ?
How many sonnets are attributed to Shakespeare ?
A. 12
B. 67
C. 154
D. 200
Fill in the blank. The plot of “Venus and Adonis” is based on passages from_____________?
Fill in the blank. The plot of “Venus and Adonis” is based on passages from_____________?
A. The Bible
B. A Christopher Marlowe play
C. Ovid’s Metamorphoses
D. An early Shakespeare play