Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

9th - 12th Grade

36 Qs

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Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.9-10.1, RL.11-12.10, RI.11-12.10

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36 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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All of Shakespeare's plays were published after his death in what book?
The Book of Shakespeare
The First Folio
Complete Works of William Shakespeare
The Book of Plays

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Where was Shakespeare born?
Stanford-upon-Avon
Stratford-upon-Avon
Stafford-upon-Thames
London

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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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.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many lines make up a Shakespearean sonnet?
13
14
15
16

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During his lifetime, Shakespeare wrote approximately a total of ...?
28 plays and 144 sonnets
38 plays and 154 sonnets
48 plays and 164 sonnets
48 plays and 154 sonnets

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What river ran through the town that Shakespeare grew up in?

Thames

Nile

Cambridge

Avon

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

William Shakespeare married...
Anne Hathaway
Elizabeth Bennett
Miriam Shakespeare
Demi Moore

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