Name: __________________________________ Period: ______ Date: _______________________
Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare and
Shakespeare’s Plays Test Review
Please make sure you have these notes to study for your test. If you do
not, you need to get them from a friend, look them up on the website or
come in to tutorials. I will NOT provide you with a new copy of the notes.
Notes Checklist:
_______ Henry VIII – Fill in the blank – powerpoint notes
_______ Elizabethan Theatre – Fill in the blank - powerpoint notes
_______ Shakespeare – Fill in the blank – powerpoint notes
_______ A Midsummer Night’s Dream - handout
_______ Romeo and Juliet – powerpoint notes
_______ Hamlet – powerpoint notes
_______ Much Ado About Nothing – powerpoint notes
_______ The Taming of the Shrew – powerpoint notes
1. Write down 3-5 interesting facts about the 6 wives of Henry VIII.
a. Catherine of Aragon
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b. Anne Boleyn
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c. Jane Seymour
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d. Anne of Cleves
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e. Kathryn Howard
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f. Katherine Parr
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2. Which ruler died of tuberculosis at the age of 16? ____________________________________
3. Which ruler died of an ovarian cyst and was called “Bloody Mary”? ___________________
4. Which ruler welcomed theatre and their reign was called a Golden Age?
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5. Why did Henry VIII try to reform the Religious stance of England?
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6. What plays were geared toward a more intelligent audience? _________________________
7. Admission was the cheapest in which level of the Elizabethan theatre?
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8. What was the name of the elaborately decorated ceiling to resemble the night sky?
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9. What were the people called who stood in the Pit to watch the plays?
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10. Which playwright is considered the greatest of all time? _______________________________
11. Which playwright was killed in a tavern brawl fight? ___________________________________
12. Which playwright is considered to be the first English comedic writer? __________________
13. Shakespeare was born on… ______________________________________
14. Which city did Shakespeare grow up in? _____________________________________________
15. Shakespeare owned part of which theatre? __________________________________________
16. How many words did Shakespeare invent? ___________________________________________
17. What was the name of the indoor theatre Shakespeare used? ________________________
18. What kind of verse did Shakespeare write his plays in? ________________________________
19. Which genres did Shakespeare write in?
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20. Which type of characters did Shakespeare include in his plays?
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21. Who did Shakespeare marry? ________________________________________________________
22. Shakespeare was the father of how many children? __________________________________
23. The line "To be or not to be" comes from which play? _________________________________
24. How many people did The Globe theatre seat? ______________________________________
25. Who is Hamlet?
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26. Who are the four main characters in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”?
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27. Claudius is responsible for the downfall of which great character? _____________________
28. The feuding lovers Beatrice and Benedick are characters in which play?
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29. What character instructs Hamlet to “revenge this foul and most unnatural murder”?
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30. Tybalt is the villain in which play? _____________________________________________________
31. Shakespeare lived during the reign of which English ruler? _____________________________
32. Which play has the famous “Balcony” scene? ________________________________________
33. List Shakespeare’s plays under each heading, according to their genre.
Comedy
Tragedy
History