Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

9th - 11th Grade

20 Qs

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Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 11th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When was Romeo and Juliet first published?

1397
1957
1597
597

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare helped to build this theater and staged most of his plays there.

The Whitefriar
The Rose
The Swan
The Globe 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?

because theaters were too dirty and dangerous
because it was against the law for women to be onstage
because women did not like the theater
because women were busy being mothers 

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is a tragedy?

an event that causes conflict
a dramatic work that is light and often humorous in tone
a drama that results in a catastrophe-most often death-for the main characters
they lived happily ever after

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

Where was Shakespeare born?

Stanford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stafford-upon-Thames
London

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Shakespeare was ...

an actor and a playwright
an actor, a novelist and a playwright
a playwright and a poet
an actor, a playwright and a poet

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?

13
14
15
16

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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