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Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz

Authored by Stacy Shellhorse

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 259+ times

Shakespearean Sonnets Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A sonnet contains _____ lines. 

12
4
14
16

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A quatrain contains

2 lines of poetry
3 lines of poetry
4 lines of poetry
5 lines of poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many quatrains are contained in an English/Shakespearean Sonnet?

1
2
3
4

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The last 'part' of a sonnet contains ____ rhyming lines

1
2
3
4

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The last two lines of a sonnet are called a couplet.

true
false

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The rhyme scheme of a sonnet depends upon ______________. 

internal rhyme
meter
iambic pentameter
end rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

aa bb cc dd ee ff gg
abcd efgh ijkl mm
abab cdcd efef gg
aabb ccdd eeff gg

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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