Hamlet Reading Quiz: Introduction
A ten question quiz on the editors' introduction, Shakespeare's language, and his life.
ENGLISH 11AP/Language and Literature
Quiz - Hamlet (Introduction)
Name
Date Per.
Mr. Reed
1.The editors of this edition of Hamlet note three reasons the language of Shakespeare poses difficulties to readers. List two.
________________________________ difficulties to readers. List two. [Use blanks 1 & 2.]
2.Cite one way in which Shakespearean sentences differ from “normal” sentences.
3.What form of Shakespearean wordplay involves words that sound the same but have different meanings?
4.What form of Shakespearean wordplay involves expressing “one object or idea . . . as if it were something else, something with which it shares common features”?
5.Besides playwright, what other two occupations did Shakespeare pursue?
6.In what city did Shakespeare make his fortune and his name?
7.What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare’s greatest works were first performed?
8.Which university did Shakespeare attend?
9.What was the name of the theater where most of Shakespeare’s greatest works were first performed?
10.Which university did Shakespeare attend?
BONUS:
A.Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays. Identify all three. [Use blanks A, B & C.]
B.
C.