"Much Madness is Divinist Sense"

"Much Madness is Divinist Sense"

9th - 12th Grade

13 Qs

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"Much Madness is Divinist Sense"

"Much Madness is Divinist Sense"

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.11-12.8, RI.11-12.4, RL.9-10.10

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement is the best restatement of the first line of "Much Madness is divinest Sense—"? 
A great deal of madness is really just common sense.
A lot of what is considered crazy actually makes a special kind of sense. 
Too much crazy behavior can still result in spiritual renewal.
Too much craziness will make you an outcast in society. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 In "Much Madness is divinest Sense—", which repeated sounds connect the contrasting ideas of madness and sense in the opening line?
vowel sounds
m sounds 
s sounds
d sounds

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In "Much Madness is divinest Sense—," what does the use of the word "divinest" suggest about a person who displays "much madness"? 
The person is simple-minded.
The person is pure or holy.
The person is very clever.
The person is a fool.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the third line of "Much Madness is divinest Sense—," what unstated verb is implied after the word "Sense"? 
is
fights
mocks 
contradicts

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In "Much Madness is divinest Sense—," who or what is the "Majority" that determines sanity and insanity? 
the majority of doctors 
the majority of poets
the majority of mad people
the majority of society 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

 According to the speaker of "Much Madness is divinest Sense—," what makes a person seem sane in the eyes of the world?
having common sense 
spouting nonsense 
disagreeing 
conforming

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The last two lines of "Much Madness is divinest Sense—" speak of demurring and being "handled with a Chain." To what does this Chain refer? 
a protection against theft
a series of events that are linked by cause and effect 
a restraint put on an insane person
a long line of authority figures who command people to behave 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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