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9th Grade

12 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Victoria Marinelli

Used 6+ times

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Shakespeare was born in

1492

1564

1642

1776

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was on the throne when Shakespeare began writing?

King Arthur

Queen Elizabeth I

King James

King Charles

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage of the population was "nobility" or aristocratic during the Renaissance?

less than 2%

about 4%

about 6%

between 8 and 10 %

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The theory that someone other than Shakespeare wrote his plays that are attributed to him is

Promoted by people called Anti-Stratfordians

a modern idea- during his time no one questioned Shakespeare's authorship

impossible to discredit, but lacks solid evidence

all of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During Shakespeare's era, traditional nuclear families with two biological parents were

less common than now

more common than now

about as common as now

so common it was almost the only family type

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Roughly how many children died before childhood?

almost 20%

about 25-35%

nearly 40%

more than 50%

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Renaissance children helped around the house by

carrying out the trash and recycling

taking the dog for a walk and mowing the yard

emptying the chamber pot and fetching water

emptying the clothes dryer and dishwasher

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