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1 EDI510 English Pedagogy Name: Score: /40 Grade: Shakespeare Quiz: Popular Culture and Literature I. Multiple choice section. Circle the answer that best completes each question or statement (22 points). 1. In which play does the following quote appear: What s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet? 2. In which play does the following quote appear: To die: to sleep; no more; and by a sleep to say we end the heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to? 3. In which play does the following quote appear: The evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones? 4. In which play does the following quote appear: Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble? 5. Where do Romeo and Juliet first meet? a. At Friar Lawrence s church b. At Capulet s party c. At Verona s farmer s market d. At Montague s masquerade 6. Why does Friar Lawrence marry Romeo and Juliet? a. He sincerely believes they are in love. b. He wants to get revenge on Capulet. c. Romeo pays the friar to marry them. d. He thinks it will stop the violence between their families.

2 7. Why are Romeo and Juliet considered to be star-crossed lovers? a. Their astrological signs were compatible with one another. b. Their relationship was not consistent throughout the play. c. They fell in love, but their families hated each other. d. The planets aligned for them, but they weren t able to their relationship work. 8. Who is the ghost that appears to Hamlet during the play? a. His dead father b. His dead brother c. The last man he killed d. Denmark s last general 9. How does Hamlet try to see if Claudius is guilty of the crime the ghost told him about? a. He holds a trial for Claudius b. He writes to other nobles for proof of Claudius s actions c. He has a play performed that depicts Claudius s crime d. He travels to England to try to find out the truth 10. Why didn t Hamlet kill Claudius when Claudius was alone in a room praying? thought the guards might stop him from killing Claudius. b. Hamlet knew that Claudius was a skilled fighter and he needed help. c. Hamlet wants Claudius to be executed after a public trial. d. Hamlet thought Claudius might be forgiven for his sins and go to heaven. 11. What was Macbeth s title at the start of the play? a. Lord b. Thane c. Earl d. Baron 12. Which character convinces Macbeth to carry out a deadly plan to increase his power? a. Banquo b. Macduff c. Lady Macbeth d. Duncan 13. Why does Macbeth try to kill Fleance? a. Lady Macbeth heard the witches say that Fleance could defeat Macbeth. b. Banquo s sons, possibly including Fleance, were going to be kings. c. Macduff told Macbeth that Fleance wanted to challenge him. d. Duncan made Fleance the heir to the throne. 14. Why does Cassius need Brutus s help to get rid of Julius Caesar? a. Brutus knows how to get Caesar alone so Cassius can kill Caesar. b. Brutus is the most powerful member of the Senate. c. Brutus was considered the best fighter in Caesar s army.

3 d. Brutus s noble background would help to convince others to stop Caesar. 15. What does Mark Antony say about Caesar at his funeral which stirred the people to protest? a. Caesar refused a crown, trusted those that killed him, and left property to Rome. b. Caesar was too ambitious, didn t care about Rome, and deserved to die. c. Caesar planned to give up his power, protected the Senate, and loved the people. d. Caesar was planning on surrendering Rome to the Greeks, killed senators, and seized Roman property. 16. What happens to Cassius and Brutus in the end? a. Both are captured by Octavius and Antony s army. b. Both are killed in battle in the civil war after Caesar s death. c. Both commit suicide. d. Both are executed after a public trial. 17. Who does Egeus want his daughter, Hermia, to marry at the start of A Midsummer Night s Dream? a. Demetrius b. Lysander c. Puck/Robin Goodfellow d. Oberon 18. Which trick does Oberon want to play on Titania? a. He plans to get her to fall in love with Lysander by drawing Lysander into the forest. b. He plans to hide her foster son so she will think the boy left her. c. He plans to have Puck give her a love potion so she will fall in love with the first thing she sees. d. He plans to have Demetrius pretend to fall in love with her so she will step down as Queen of the Fairies. 19. How does A Midsummer Night s Dream end for the lovers? a. They will get married to the people they love. b. They will be stuck in the forest forever. c. They will become fairies and help Titania. d. They will be forced to be with whom their parents chose for them. 20. Who is considered to be the villain in Much Ado About Nothing? a. Leonato b. Ursula c. Antonio d. Don John 21. How does Don Pedro try to help Claudio get Hero to like him? a. Don Pedro tells Hero about Claudio s good qualities b. Don Pedro writes Hero love letters signed with Claudio s name c. Don Pedro pretends to be Claudio to get Hero to like him. d. Don Pedro shows Hero all of Claudio s properties so she will be impressed. 22. What is the Friar s plan to help Claudio see Hero in a good light after Claudio views her negatively? a. The Friar will talk to Claudio and tell Claudio about all of Hero s good points b. Hero will pretend to be dead which will make Claudio feel bad and remember her more kindly.

4 c. The Friar will get help from Don Pedro to convince Claudio of Hero s goodness. d. Hero will write Claudio a love letter to help remind him of why he fell in love with her. II. Short answer section. Write your answers in complete sentences. (18 points total: 3 points each-2 points content, 1 point grammar and spelling.) 23. Talk about why Romeo and Juliet die in the end. Give at least one reason for each character. 24. Discuss why Hamlet considers committing suicide during the play. Mention at least two reasons. 25. Write about how the witches prophecy convinces Macbeth to act but also brings about his downfall. Include at least one reason for how it helped him and one for how it hurt him. 26. Talk about the reasons why some characters wanted to kill Julius Caesar. Mention at least two reasons. 27. Name at least two events that show how magic both helped and hurt Hermia, Helena, Lysander, and Demetrius.

5 28. Write about how misunderstandings/misconceptions keep Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing apart in the beginning and how they all get together in the end.

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