Shakespeare 101

Shakespeare 101

8th Grade

32 Qs

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Shakespeare 101

Shakespeare 101

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English, Arts, Performing Arts

8th Grade

Practice Problem

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CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.8.7, RL.8.3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare was writing during the Elizabethan Era which encompasses which of the following time periods?

1500 - 1660
450 - 1500
1600 - 1750
1750- 1850

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

During theatre performances special effects did not play a major role; therefore, dramatists had to rely primarily on all of the following except for

Musicians 
extravagant costuming 
the actor's words
the audience 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare wrote sonnets primarly in a highly structured poetic format called 

anapestic hexameter
iambic pentameter
iambic tetrameter
sextets 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following most clearly explains the difference between prose and poetry 

Prose is spoken in mainly in meters while poetry is spoken in blank verse
Prose is mainly spoken by kings in plays while peasants speak in poetry
Prose is written language not spoken in a metrical unit while poetry is written in rhythm and structure

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the early years of the Elizabethan Era, theatre was not seen as a popular past time. What is the most likely reason that theatre became a more polished past time?

Queen Elizabeth and James I both enjoyed drama.
The Anglican church announced its support of drama.
Shakespeare became a national phenomenon.
The pope sent letters of approval for theatre patrons. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the primary reason dramatist included repetition in their plays? 

Dramatists wanted the audience to really memorize the lines in their performances. 
The actors became passionate about their monologues and repetition allowed them to express this 
This allowed the actors to address the audience on all three sides of the theatre

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare mostly wrote all of the following types of plays except for 

satirical comedies
Tragedies
Comedies
Historical plays

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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