The Bard's Life & Theatre
Born in April 1564, this market town in Warwickshire, England, was the birthplace of William Shakespeare.
A) Stratford-Upon-Avon
B) Saint Albans on Severn
C) Stratford-under-Castle
D) Kingston upon Thames
A. Stratford-Upon-Avon
According to Roman founding myth, this brother was killed before his twin established Rome in 753 BC and became its first king.
A) Romulus
B) Remus
C) Tiberinus
D) Faustulus
B. Remus
Escalating legislative disagreements between these two former allies and military generals led directly to the Roman Civil War of 49 BCE to 45 BCE.
A) Julius Caesar and Mark Antony
B) Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
C) Octavius Caesar and Marcus Brutus
D) Pompey the Great and Lucius Cassius
B. Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great
This Roman politician was Caesar's devoted general, closest friend, and later co-ruler alongside Caesar's adopted son, Octavius.
A) Marcus Brutus
B) Caius Cassius
C) Mark Antony
D) Casca
C. Mark Antony
Formed under the patronage of Henry Carey in 1594, this playing company was the primary theatrical group Shakespeare acted in and wrote for during most of his career.
A) The Lord Chamberlain’s Men
B) The Lord Admiral’s Men
C) The King’s Revels Company
D) The Queen's Majesties Players
A. The Lord Chamberlain's Men
Following the expulsion of the tyrannical king Tarquin the Proud in 510 BC, Romans established this governing body to ensure absolute authority never rested in a single man's hands again.
A) The Centuriate Assembly
B) The Council of Plebs
C) The Roman Senate
D) The Dictatorial Council
C. The Roman Senate
Roman patricians feared Julius Caesar's growing authority primarily because his behavior threatened a return to this dark era of Roman history that had ended over four centuries earlier.
A) The Decemvirate Regime
B) The Period of Kings
C) The Etruscan Regency
D) The Tyrant Assembly
B. The Period of Kings
In the opening scene of Shakespeare's play, this tribune works alongside Marcellus to reprimand commoners for celebrating Caesar's victory over Pompey's sons.
A) Flavius
B) Titinius
C) Cinna
D) Lepidus
A. Flavius
When the Globe Theatre opened on the Bankside in 1599, this tragedy was the very first of Shakespeare's plays staged in the new playhouse.
A) Hamlet
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Julius Caesar
D) Macbeth
C. Julius Caesar
Identify the exact descending hierarchy of Ancient Roman social classes from highest status to lowest status.
A) Emperor, senators,Patricians,Equites, Plebeians,Freedmen,Slaves
B) Emperor,Patricians ,Senators,Equites ,Plebeians,Freedmen,Slaves
C) Emperor,Patricians,Equites,Senators,Plebeians, Slaves,Freedmen
D) Patricians,Emperor,Senators,Equites ,Plebeians,Freedmen,Slaves
B. Emperor,Patricians ,Senators,Equites ,Plebeians,Freedmen,Slaves
In Roman public assemblies, politicians relied on this core skill to manipulate crowd emotions and transform calm gatherings into violent mobs within minutes.
A) Rhetoric
B) Stoicism
C) Augury
D) Scholasticism
A. Rhetoric
Roman culture relied heavily on interpreting these strange events and omens, which drive several characters to panic and make rash decisions throughout the play.
A) Proclamations
B) Superstitions
C) Philippics
D) Injunctions
B. Superstitions