Question 1

Dryden's MacFlecknoe is a satire on

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Otway
B)  Congreve
C)  Shadwell
D)  Wycherley C

Question 2

What rank does Cassio hold before Othello strip it from him?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corporal
B)  Private
C)  Lieutenant
D)  Colonel C

Question 3

An 'Epilogue' appears in a play-

Accepted Answer

A)  In the beginning of the play
B)  At the end of the play
C)  At the end of the Third act
D)  At any stage D

Question 4

Who made the handkerchief that Othello inherited from his mother?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barbary
B)  Othello's mother
C)  Ohtello's former lover
D)  A sibyl, or female prophet

Question 5

What did Sophocles add to Greek tragedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Third actor
B)  A second Actor
C)  A Chorus
D)  A Female Performer

Question 6

What rank does Iago begrudgingly hold?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonel
B)  Sergeant
C)  Ensign
D)  Captain

Question 7

How old is Iago?

Accepted Answer

A)  35
B)  19
C)  28
D)  50

Question 8

What is Brabanzio's position in Venice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Senator
B)  Duke
C)  Constable
D)  Stable-hand

Question 9

Who did Shakespeare married?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maryyoucen of Scots
B)  Anne Hathway
C)  Judith Sadler
D)  Susanna Wall

Question 10

What was the group of performers near the front of the stage that would chant or sing called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stand
B)  Skene
C)  Chorus
D)  Orchestra

Question 11

The action of a Greek tragedy always took place within what time span?

Accepted Answer

A)   A week
B)  Twelve hours
C)  Twenty-four hours
D)   A month

Question 12

What pattern is embroidered on the handkerchief

Accepted Answer

A)  Strawberries
B)  Dots
C)  Leaves
D)  Daggers

Question 13

What first attracted Desdemona to Othello?

Accepted Answer

A)  His strong hands
B)  His beautifully crafted armor
C)  His handkerchief
D)  The stories he told about his past

Question 14

Whos death does Graziano report in the final scene?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Duke's
B)  Lodovico's
C)  Bianca's
D)  Brabanzio's

Question 15

The Mistry plays deals with______

Accepted Answer

A)  The life and deeds of the saints
B)  Biblical themes
C)  Heaven and Hell
D)  Moral values

Question 16

The First Tragedy Gorboduc was later given the title-

Accepted Answer

A)  Grammer Gurton's needle
B)  Endymion
C)  Corpus Christi
D)  Forrex and purrex

Question 17

In what year Shakespear born?

Accepted Answer

A)  1564
B)  1558
C)  1559
D)  1560

Question 18

"Life is a Tale, told by an idiot, full of sound and fury", these lines occur in-

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius Ceaser
B)  Hamlet
C)  Macbeth
D)  Richard-II

Question 19

From Whom did Desdemona first hear the Song of'Willow"'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Othello
B)  Her mother' maid,Barbary
C)  The Clown
D)  Emilia

Question 20

Dryden's All for Love is based on -

Accepted Answer

A)  Samson Agonistes
B)  Romeo and Juliet
C)  Caser and Cleopatra
D)  Antony and Cleopatra

Exam 1: Trivia on Drama and Theater History