Shakespeare Sonnets Quiz

How many lines are in a quatrain?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

What is the typical rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

• abab;cdcde;efef;gg
• aabb;ccdd;eeff
• aaab;bbbc;cccd;dd
• zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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Who made the sonnet form famous?

• Petrarch
• Wyatt
• Shakespeare
• Burbage

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Why did Shakespeare use iambic pentamter in his writing?

• It helped actors to memorize lines better.
• He was trying to be a rapper.
• It was a gift from Italy

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What is the ryhthm of iambic pentameter meant to sound like?

• A lawnmower
• The human heartbeat
• The flow of water

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What is an iamb?

• Who a person is.
• The beginning of a sentence.
• The sound or set of two syllables.

 A foot is an iamb if...

• ...it wears a shoe.
• ... it consists of one stressed and unstressed syllable.
• it is twelve (12) inches.

What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?

• iambic pentameter 
• iambic monometer 
• trochaic tetrameter
• No rhythmic meter

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How many feet are in a pentameter?

• 10
• 11
• 4
• 5

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A couplet is 

• two lines that rhyme.
• two successive lines that rhyme.

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