
Shakespeare Quiz
Authored by Megan Morris
English
9th - 10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Shakespeare write?
Poems, novels, and plays
154 sonnets and 37 plays
plays
20 poems and 36 plays
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did Shakespeare live?
During the medieval era (1300s-1400s
During the Renaissance (1500s-1600s)
During the Romantic time period (1800s)
During the Modern times (2000s)
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Was Shakespeare a real person?
Yes
No
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is unusual about Shakespeare's death?
It is believed that he died on the same day that he was born
He was murdered by a rival actor who wanted to take his lead role in a play
He died of the plague, which was not unusual for the time
His wife killed him because he wanted a separation
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was unusual about Shakespeare's marriage to Anne Hathaway?
They had an open marriage, and so Shakespeare lived in London in a house with another woman
Shakespeare was much older than Anne Hathaway
Shakespeare wrote over 1,000 letters to Anne saying how much he loved her
She was older than him, they lived apart, and had few children. They may have been forced to marry due to her pregnancy.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Shakespeare look like?
He is extremely handsome, far more handsome than his portraits
He is tall, broad-shouldered with blonde hair and blue eyes
He is not very tall, balding, with laugh lines a single hoop earring
He is wearing make up and is dressed as a woman
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was Richard Burbage?
the king while Shakespeare was alive
The leader of the Church who banned women from acting
A man who was transported back in time to meet Shakespeare
a famous actor who knew Shakespeare
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
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