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ENGL401 Final Exam - Shakespeare
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ENGL401 Final Exam - Shakespeare
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1. Both Shakespeare and Christopher Marlow are thought to have been born in what year?
2. In verse, 'meter' refers to which of the following?
3. In the play, 'Richard III,' who is the mother of Prince Edward?
4. In the play, 'Richard III,' who does Richard hire to kill the young princes?
5. In the play, 'Henry V,' who states that 'If we are marked to die, we are enough/To do our country loss…' (IV.iii.20-21)?
6. Who is Bertram's main companion throughout much of the play, 'All's Well that Ends Well'?
7. In the play, 'A Midsummer Night's Dream,' where is Helena from?
8. What does the term 'renaissance' mean?
9. Shakespeare was the author of which of the following plays?
10. In the play, 'Richard III,' who speaks of 'the winter of our discontent' (I.i.1)?
11. 'All's Well that Ends Well' is considered to be what kind of a play?
12. Which group was at the bottom of England's social hierarchy during Shakespeare's early years?
13. In his reading of Shakespeare's 'Fair Youth Sonnets,' who does Charlton Ogburn suppose Shakespeare to have really been?
14. In the play 'Richard III,' where does Richard imprison the young princes?
15. What country does the play, 'All's Well that Ends Well,' take place in?
16. In the play, 'Macbeth,' who becomes king immediately after Duncan's murder?
17. What is the craftsmen's play at the end of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' about?
18. Who kills Macbeth at the end of the play, 'Macbeth'?
19. Which of the following playwrights is thought to have had the greatest influence on Shakespeare?
20. In the play, 'Macbeth,' who asks 'Whence is that knocking?' (2.11.55)
21. In the play, 'Twelfth Night,' what does Viola refer to herself as when she disguises herself as a man?
22. William Shakespeare's father primarily worked as which of the following?
23. In the play, 'Henry V,' who is the close friend and mentor of young Henry?
24. In Shakespeare's plays, when is rhyme often used?
25. Who is the central heroine of the play, 'Twelfth Night'?

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