Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

8th Grade

9 Qs

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Shakespeare Trivia

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, L.8.5A

Standards-aligned

Created by

Laura Edwards

Used 2+ times

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which play is considered to be Shakespeare's greatest tragedy?

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

300

154

100

200

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which town was Shakespeare born?

London

Oxford

Cambridge

Stratford-upon-Avon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What language did Shakespeare primarily write in?

French

Spanish

Latin

English

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which play is famous for the line 'To be, or not to be: that is the question'?

Hamlet

Macbeth

Othello

Romeo and Juliet

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of Shakespeare's wife?

Mary Arden

Elizabeth I

Catherine of Aragon

Anne Hathaway

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which play is known as the 'Scottish Play'?

Hamlet

Macbeth

Romeo and Juliet

Othello

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of Shakespeare's most famous theater?

Globe Theatre

Bard's Stage

Stratford Theatre

Shakespearean Playhouse

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which famous playwright was a contemporary of Shakespeare?

Ben Jonson

John Webster

Thomas Middleton

Christopher Marlowe