What religion had the most political and social power in Shakespeare’s time ?

A. Catholicism
B. Buddhism
C. Protestantism
D. Mormonism

Which group was at the bottom of England’s social hierarchy during Shakespeare’s early years ?

A. Nobility
B. Peasants
C. Yeomen
D. The gentry

What does the term “renaissance” mean ?

A. Death
B. Theater
C. Drama
D. Rebirth

In drama, what is a “climax” ?

A. The conclusion of a play
B. The end of the first scene of a play
C. The first death on stage in a play
D. The turning point of the action in the play

Shakespeare was the author of which of the following plays ?

A. “doctor faustus”
B. “the faerie queen”
C. “titus andronicus”
D. “the jew of malta”

Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year ?

A. 1564
B. 1580
C. 1577
D. 1550

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.

What literary genre is Shakespeare’s “Venus and Adonis” ?

A. Short story
B. Tragedy play
C. Comedy play
D. Poetry

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”

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