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IB Lit 3 Macbeth Introduction
Test Description: Use the readings to answer these questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why do scholars refer to the late 1580s as the “Lost Years”?
A
Shakespeare could not find his family for a period of time.
B
none of these
C
There is no evidence of how Shakespeare moved to London or got started in the theater.
D
Shakespeare's works were momentarily misplaced.
2) How was Shakespeare different from the playwrights known as the university wits?
A
none of these
B
He actually attended several colleges.
C
Shakespeare did not come from a wealthy family that could pay for him to attend college.
D
He wasn't different. He was actually one of the primary university wits.
3) What was the name of the acting company that Shakespeare helped to form in 1594?
A
Shakespeare’s company was initially called Queen Mary's Men.
B
Shakespeare’s company was initially called Lord Chamberlain’s Men.
C
Shakespeare’s company was initially called Lady Chamberlain’s Men.
D
none of these
4) What happened to Shakespeare’s only son in 1596? What play did Shakespeare write shortly thereafter?
A
Macbeth died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Macbeth a couple years later.
B
Hamnet died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Hamlet a couple years later
C
Julius died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Julius Caesar a couple years later.
D
Romeo died in 1596. Shakespeare began writing Romeo and Juliet a couple years later.
5) Why did the Lord Chamberlain’s Men get together on a snowy night in the winter of 1598?
A
none of these
B
They met to rehearse for their very first performance.
C
They met to disassemble the Theater and carry the wood to across the Thames River.
D
They met to plan for a meeting with the Queen.
6) To which social class did members of the audience at the Globe belong?
A
Lower class
B
Members of all social classes
C
Middle class
D
Upper class
7) What happened during a performance of Henry VIII in 1613?
A
Shakespeare's son passed away suddenly.
B
A parliamentary decree forced all theaters in London to close including the Globe in mid-performance.
C
none of these
D
A prop canon mis-fired and cause the Globe to burn to the ground.
8) How many new words is Shakespeare credited with having introduced into the English language?
A
Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 1,000 new words in English._
B
Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 1,700 new words in English._
C
none of these
D
Shakespeare is credited with having invented about 700 new words in English._
9) During the Renaissance period, how did the two second-person pronouns, you and thou, differ?
A
none of these
B
The pronoun thou was formal and polite; the pronoun you was informal and familiar.
C
The pronoun you was formal and polite; the pronoun thou was informal and familiar.
D
They did not differ.
10) Why might Shakespeare have chosen to use the prefix un- so frequently in Macbeth?
A
It is used for the rhythm it creates in the play.
B
The characters in Macbeth seek to annul their personality traits and/or undo their actions.
C
Both of the other choices.
D
Neither of the other choices.
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