NFS: Chs. 1, 3-4

Shakespeare created all of his own stories.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The most basic facts about Shakespeare's language are that... (choose all that apply)

• it's virtually all dialogue

• most of it is poetry

• it has many stage directions

• is strictly academic and contains no language derived from commoners or tabloids

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Which of the following were factors that helped Shakespeare to become such a successful author? Choose all that apply.

• rigorous schooling in Latin, language, and the classics

• increased availability of classics in English translation

• tabloids were largely available

• exposure to diverse types of speech/speaking in London

• father was a grammarian and taught at Oxford University

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The most precise literary term for a writer of plays is called a...

• playwright

• poet

• author

• actor

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Shakespeare is considered by scholars to be all of the following EXCEPT...

• actor

• playwright

• poet

• businessman

• philosopher

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

Based on the evidence at hand, it seems that Shakespeare did not care about preserving his work.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Shakespeare's father was a bailiff, which was...

• a very powerful version of a mayor

• a construction worker

• a tenured university professor

• a porch pirate in Victorian times

• a royal servant

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Scholars argue that the greatness of Shakespeare resides in the __________ impact of the stories he tells.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Scholars also attest that the second reason why Shakespeare is such a towering literary figure is his use of __________ to convey character.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Shakespeare got a lot of his stories from... (Choose all that apply).

• history books about English kings

• tragedies by the Roman playwright Seneca

• biographies of ancient Romans written by Plutarch

• old romances (long narratives based in poetry or prose)

• translated eastern texts related to social classes

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9