Shakespeare Background Quiz

Quiz

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English

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9th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9, RI.11-12.10

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Helene Hodak

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When is it believed that Shakespeare died?

April 23,1616

July 22,1832

September 16,1759

October 31,1737

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was Shakespeare thought to be born?

1532

1564

1602

1643

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a sonnet?

a poem

a poem of fourteen lines

a poem using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

ALL of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which monarch (king or queen) was on the throne during Shakespeare's time?

Henry VIII

William

George

Elizabeth

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is NOT a genre of Shakespeares' plays?

Comedy

History

Horror

Tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Shakespeare's wife's name?

Queen Elizabeth

Anne Hathaway

Juliet Monroe

Vivian Marlowe

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare's plays were performed at this theatre...

The Oval

The Globe

The Horseshoe

The Colosseum

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

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