Shakespeare Notes Quiz

What was the objective of the lesson?

• Evaluate how the historical, social, and economic context of setting(s) influences the plot, characterization, and theme.

• compose literary texts such as fiction and poetry using genre characteristics and craft

• compose informational texts such as explanatory essays, reports, resumes, and personal essays using genre characteristics and craft

• Students will write an expository essay that communicates ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When was Shakespeare born?

• April 23, 1653

• April 23, 1564

• April 23, 1565

• April 23, 1666

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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

In the 1590s, who is the ruling monarch?

• Elizabeth I

• Elizabeth II

• James I

• Henry VIII

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What was the theatre that Shakespeare himself helped to construct?

• The Theatre

• The Rose

• The Swan

• The Globe

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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

Which religious group condemned the plays?

• Catholics

• Baptists

• Protestants

• Jews

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

The theatres could hold around __________ people.

• 200

• 2,000

• 20,000

• 200,000

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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

Where was the most expensive place to see the play from?

• The front row

• The floor surrounding the stage

• The seats at the back of the theatre facing the stage

• The seats behind the stage

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All the actors during this time were men. They would wear women's clothes and play the female roles.

• 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

Under James I, Shakespeare and his acting troupe change their name to...

• The Admiral's Men

• The Lord's Men

• The King's Men

• James' Boys

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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

When did Shakespeare die?

• April 23, 1616

• April 23, 1564

• April 23, 1664

• April 23, 1516

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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