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Macbeth - Life and characters

Authored by Joel Peotter

English

6th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 38+ times

Macbeth - Life and characters
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

William Shakespeare was born on:

April 23, 1492

April 21, 1939

April 23, 1564

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

William Shakespeare died on:

April 23, 1552

April 21, 1942

April 23, 1616

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Shakespeare went to school in:

London, receiving a contemporary education

Stratford grammar school, receiving a classical education

Aix en Provence, studying French and Latin

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

These actors/actresses were typically chosen for the roles in Shakespeare's plays:

Young boys and girls attending Shakespeare's drama school

Young ladies and men from Dublin.

Men and young boys.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

CCSS.RL.7.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Shakespeare's theater company was known as:

The Queen's Troupe

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Vegabonds on the Stage

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Theater companies relied upon wealthy people to support their work. Which royals supported the work of Shakespeare's theater group?

Queen Elizabeth and King James

Queen Mary and King Charles II (2nd)

King James and King Charles IV (4th)

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What are the categories of the plays by William Shakespeare?

Mysteries, histories, dramas, and love stories

Political, classical, tragedies, and societal

Histories, comedies, tragedies, and romance

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

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