Shakespearean Tragedy Terms

Shakespearean Tragedy Terms

12th Grade

14 Qs

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Shakespearean Tragedy Terms

Shakespearean Tragedy Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.10, RL.11-12.3

+7

Standards-aligned

Used 1+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a dramatic work that has a happy ending

comedy

tragedy

history

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This is a work in which the main character comes to an unhappy ending

comedy

tragedy

history

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These types of plays present stories about England's earlier monarchs

comedy

tragedy

history

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fancy word for the cleansing or releasing of emotions

catharsis

hubris

catastrophe

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Excessive pride that leads the tragic hero to challenge the gods (often leads to downfall)

catharsis

catastrophe

hubris

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A group of performers who stand outside the action and comment on the events and characters in the play

tragic hero

antagonist

chorus

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fatal error in judgment or weakness of character that leads to a character's downfall

tragic hero

tragic flaw

tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.8.10

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