ENGL343 Worksheet 8

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1. Which Shakespeare play inspired the musical 039;West Side Story039;?

a. !Romeo amp; Juliet


b. Hamlet
c. Othello
d. Macbeth

2. In which Shakespeare play does the character Marcellus say, quot;Something is


rotten in the state of Denmarkquot;?
a. Twelfth Night
b. Macbeth
c. King Lear
d. !Hamlet

3. In which Shakespearean play will you find the suicide of Ophelia?


a. Macbeth
b. !Hamlet
c. Othello
d. King Lear

4. Who is the musical director for the award winning musical quot;Hamiltonquot;?
a. Leslie Odom Jr.
b. Renee EliseGoldberry
c. LinManuel Miranda
d. !Alex Lacamoire

5. In Les Miseacute;rables, who is Prison Code 24601?


a. Javert
b. Jean Claude Van Damme
c. !Jean Valjean
d. Marius Pontmercy

6. In Jeff Wayne039;s Musical Version of War of the Worlds, the chances of anything
coming from Mars are...
a. A hundred to one
b. A trillion to one
c. !A million to one
d. A billion to one

7. How many plays is Shakespeare generally considered to have written?


a. !37
b. 25
c. 54
d. 18

8. Which of the following is not a piece from the 1950039;s musical West Side
Story?
a. Maria
b. Mambo
c. !The Back Alley
d. Tonight
9. quot;Doctor Whoquot; star David Tennant performed in a rendition of which
Shakespearean play?
a. The Tempest
b. Othello
c. !Hamlet
d. The Taming of the Shrew

10. Who played quot;Charlie Pricequot; in the musical quot;Kinky Bootsquot; on


Broadway in New York from May 26th Aug 6th 2017?
a. Tom Cruise
b. !Brendon Urie
c. Ed Sheeren
d. Dallon Weekes

11. The musical quot;Dirty Rotten Scoundrelsquot; is set in what country?


a. USA
b. !France
c. Germany
d. Sweden

12. Which Shakespeare play features the stage direction quot;Enter a messenger,
with two heads and a handquot;?
a. !Titus Andronicus
b. Macbeth
c. Othello
d. King Lear

1. According to Algonquian folklore, how does one transform into a Wendigo?


a. Drinking the blood of many slain animals.
b. Performing a ritual involving murder.
c. Excessive mutilation of animal corpses.
d. !Participating in cannibalism.

2. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. !Apollo
b. Athena
c. Demeter
d. Zeus

3. Which of the following Mesopotamian mythological figures was NOT a deity?


a. Enkimdu
b. Enlil
c. !Enkidu
d. Enki

4. This Greek goddess039;s name was chosen for the dwarf planet responsible for
discord on Pluto039;s classification amongst astronomers.
a. Ceres
b. Charon
c. Dysnomia
d. !Eris

5. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Ariel
b. Athena
c. !Ariadne
d. Alana

6. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus can control lightning.


a. False
b. !True

7. Nidhogg is a mythical creature from what mythology?


a. !Norse
b. Greek
c. Egyptian
d. Hindu

8. Who is the Egyptian god of reproduction and lettuce?


a. Meret
b. !Min
c. Mut
d. Menu

9. What is the name of the Greek god of blacksmiths?


a. Artagatus
b. Vulcan
c. !Hephaestus
d. Dyntos

10. The Maori hold that which island nation was founded by Kupe, who discovered it
under a long white cloud?
a. Fiji
b. Hawaii
c. !New Zealand
d. Vanuatu

11. The Norse god Odin has two pet crows named quot;Huginnquot; and
quot;Muninnquot;. What do their names mean?
a. Sleeping amp; Waking
b. War amp; Learning
c. !Thought amp; Memory
d. Power amp; Peace

12. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Artemis
b. Hades
c. !Eris
d. Ares
1. Who was the only god from Greece who did not get a name change in Rome?
a. Zeus
b. Demeter
c. Athena
d. !Apollo

2. This Greek mythological figure is the godgoddess of battle strategy among other
things.
a. Artemis
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Athena

3. Neptune039;s greek name was...


a. Zeus
b. Apollo
c. Ares
d. !Poseidon

4. In Greek Mythology, who was the daughter of King Minos?


a. Athena
b. Alana
c. Ariel
d. !Ariadne

5. The Japanese god Izanagi successfully returned his wife Izanami from the
Underworld.
a. !False
b. True

6. In most traditions, who was the wife of Zeus?


a. Aphrodite
b. Athena
c. Hestia
d. !Hera

7. A wyvern is the same as a dragon.


a. !False
b. True

8. What mytological creatures have women039;s faces and vultures039; bodies?


a. !Harpies
b. Mermaids
c. Nymph
d. Lilith

9. Which greek godgoddess tossed a golden apple with the words quot;for the
fairestquot; into the middle of the feast of the gods?
a. Hades
b. !Eris
c. Ares
d. Artemis

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