Quiz Answers: February, 2009

OVER AND OUT

“I would have such a fellow whipt for o’erdoing Termagant,” Hamlet warns the Players about overacting, “it out-Herod’s Herod, pray you avoid it” (Hamlet, III.ii.12-14).  Many compound words that come from Shakespeare begin with either over or out—for example, out-Herod’s.  Which of those two prepositions are used in the following coinages by the Bard and in what plays are the phrases used?

 

1.        “—–cool their blood”

2.       “Italy hath —–crafted him”

3.       “like ——ripen’d corn”

4.       “—–tongue his complaints”

5.       “he hath —- villain’d villainy”

6.       “with —–weather’d ribs and ragged sails”

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

1.  Over-cool appears in 2 Henry IV.  (IV. iii. 91-92)

2. OUtcraftied appears in Cymbeline.  (III. iv. 15

3.  Over-ripened appears in 2 Henry VI. (I. ii. 1)

4.  Out-tongue appears in Othello.  (I. ii. 19)

5.  Out-villained appears in All’s Well that Ends Well.  (IV. iii. 273)

6.  Over-weathered appears in The Merchant of Venice.  (II. vi. 18)

Shakespeare Quiz ANSWERS: January, 2009

“LAST LAUGHS”
Following are the final lines of five Shakespeare plays often classified as comedies.  Match the right title to each concluding statement.

1.  Tis a wonder, by your leave, she will be tam’d so.”
2. Sir John/To Master Brooke you yet shall hold your word,/For he tonight shall lie with Mistress Ford.”
3.  We came into the world like brother and brother;/And now let’s go hand in hand, not one before another.”
4.  Well, while I live I’ll fear no other thing/So sore, as keeping safe Nerissa’s ring.
5.  Till then I’ll sweat and seek about for eases,/And at that time bequeath you my diseases.

a.  The Merry Wives if Windsor
b. The Comedy of Errors
c. The Taming of the Shrew
d. Troilus and Cressida
e.  The Merchant of Venice

 

 

ANSWERS:

1.C spoken by Lucentio

2. A spoken by Ford to Falstaff

3. B  Dromio of Ephesus

4. E  Gratiano

5. D Pandarus bequeathing his venereal diseases.

Newsletter Quiz– December,08 ANSWERS!

“Kings and Queens”

Shakespeare’s plays– comedy, history, and tragedy– include many kings and queens among their principal roles.  The following lists contain the names of several of these ruling characters.  Connect the king and queen that compose each royal couple.  Extra Credit:  Name the plays in whcih these royal couples appear. 

1.  Henry VI
2. Henry VIII
3.  Richard III
4.  Leontes
5.  Charles VI
6. Claudius

a.  Anne Bullen
b. Isabel
c. Margaret
d. Anne
e.  Gertrude
f.  Hermione

 

 

 

ANSWERS:

1. C    Henry VI marries Margaret in 1 Henry VI, and they both appear in the other two parts of the Henrvy VI trilogy. (Margaret is a widow in Richard III)

2. A   Henry VIII divorces Katherine to marry her maid of honor, Anne Bullen, in Henry VIII. (Also spelled Boleyn, she was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I). 

3. D   Anne, the widowed daugher-in-law of Henry VI, is wooed and won by the title character of Richard III.

4. F  In The Winter’s Tale, Hermione is the Queen to Leontes, the King of Sicilia.

5.  B  Charles VI, King of France in Henry V, is married to Isabel.

6.  E  Hamlet presents the royal couple of Claudius and Gertrude (although the name of Claudius is never spoken aloud in the play).

WSF Newsletter Quiz ANSWERS– November

Shakespeare Quiz– November answers:

After the death of Elizabeth I in 1603, she was succeeded by James VI of Scotland, who became James I of England (his reign is known as the Jacobean period).  The cliches that follow come from Shakespeare’s later plays, thought to have been written during the reign of James I.  Match the cliché to the play:

1.        “milk of human kindness”     b. Macbeth (Lady Macbeth)

2.       “more sinned against than sinning”  e.      King Lear  (Lear)

3.       “salad days”  a.        Antony and Cleopatra  (Cleopatra)

4.       “strange bedfellows”   c.       The Tempest  (Trinculo, the jester)

5.       “love not wisely but too well” d.      Othello  (Othello)

 

WSF Newsletter Quiz #3: October, 08

First, a correction.  In the “Coined by Shakespeare” column this month, we said Joan la Pucelle appeared in Henry IV, when in fact she appeared in Henry VI.  Thanks to the sharp eyes of an anonymous reader for keeping us honest!

And now, the Quiz:

The Shakespeare Quiz: Time of the Monarchs

Shakespeare’s history plays take their titles from the names of the ruling monarchs. Using the list of names below, rearrange them in the chronological order in which these Kings reigned.

Henry IV

Henry V

Henry VI

Henry VIII

John

Richard II

Richard III

Extra Credit: Shakespeare scholars sometimes include another history play, Edward III, among the playwright’s works. Chronologically, where does King Edward III belong in the list above?

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HERE ARE YOUR ANSWERS! (For perspective:  Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616 and Queen Elizabeth I reigned from 1558-1603. )

1.  King John (reign:  1199-1216)

2.  Richard II (reign:  1377-1399

3.  Henry IV (reign:  1399-1413)

4.  Henry V (reign:  1413-1422)

5.  Henry VI (reign:  1422-1461 and from 1470-1471)

6.  Richard III (reign:  1483-1485)

7.  Henry VIII (reign:  1509-1547)

Extra Credit

The reign of Edward III was from 1327-1377 and falls chronologically between the reigns of King John and Richard II.

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September, 2008:  First Lines  ANSWERS!!!

The first lines of five Shakespearean tragedies follow.  Name the correct title of each play with its opening speech. Extra credit if you can name the speaker.

1.  “When shall we three meet again?/In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”  MACBETH- First Witch

2.  “Two households, both alike in dignity, /in fair Verona, where we lay our scene. . . . ” ROMEO & JULIET– The Chorus

3.  “Before we proceed any further, hear me speak.”  CORIOLANUS– First Citizen

4.  “Who’s there?” HAMLET– Bernardo

5.  “Hence!  Home, you idle creatures, get you home!”  JULIUS CAESAR– Flavius, a Roman tribune.

July, 2008:  Truth vs. Tradition ANSWERS!!!

The following are twelve of the most common assertions about the life and work of William Shakespeare. Identify each of these Shakespeare statements as either “truth” or “tradition” depending upon the scholarly proof available for the statements.

1. Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564. TRADITION
2. Shakespeare attended Stratford’s grammar school. TRADITION
3. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway. TRADITION
4. Shakespeare moved to London in 1592. TRADITION
5. Shakespeare retired to Stratford in 1613. TRADITION
6. Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616. TRADITION
7. Shakespeare’s first play was 1 Henry VI. TRADITION
8. Shakespeare’s first poem was “Venus and Adonis”. TRADITION
9. Shakespeare wrote 37 plays. TRADITION
10. Shakespeare’s final play was The Tempest. TRADITION
11. Shakespeare was the co-author of several plays. TRADITION
12. Shakespeare wrote his own epitaph. TRADITION