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Shakespeare
100

How do you call an object that stands for more than what it actually is?

a symbolism

100

What is a place where actors perform called?

a theatre

100

Who wrote Ariel "The Little Mermaid"?

Hans Christian Andersen

100

How many children did Shakespeare have?

3

200

What is a type of play is defined to chaos called?

a tragedy
200

What is a superordinate word for author, writer, painter, singer or musician?

an artist

200

What nationality was Hans Christian Andersen?

Denmark
200

Shakespeare worked in a theatre in London as an actor. True or False?

True

300

What do you use words like "like" or "as" for?

a simile

300

What is a leading character in a story, novel, play or film called?

a hero

300

The author of "The Veldt" and "There Will Come Soft Rains" a)James Thurber b)John McCrone c)Ray Bradbury d)None of the above

c)Ray Bradbury

300

What did he help construct in 1598-1599?

a globe

400

How do you call the attitude an author has towards what they are writing?

a tone

400

What is something that teaches you a lesson in life called?

an experience

400

The author of "The Dog That Bit People" a)Mark Twain b)Elie Wiesel c)James Thurber 

c) James Thurber 

400

How many plays did he write?

37 plays

500

What does "It's greek to me" mean?

Something is difficult to understand

500

What does a "theme" mean?

the subject of a talk or piece of writing

500

A famous writer Henry James introduced a new technique called: a)social comedy b)stream of consciousness

b)stream of consciousness

500

This influenced Shakespeare to start writing more Tragedies instead of comedies. Especially Hamlet

The death of Hamnet his 11-year-old son