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Reading Comprehension: The Lure of Shakespeare
Quiz
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
+12
Standards-aligned
Linwood Swann
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Who popularized Shakespeare beyond English shores in the 1730s?
Voltaire
Sir Laurence Olivier
Sir John Gielgud
Kenneth Branagh
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
In which century did Shakespeare remain as popular as ever?
17th century
20th century
18th century
16th century
Tags
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
2 mins • 10 pts
Which play was the first performance in America in the early 1700s?
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
Macbeth
Hamlet
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Which philosopher and poet called Shakespeare 'the first poet of the world'?
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Voltaire
Kenneth Branagh
Sir John Gielgud
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
In which century were Shakespeare's works being translated and printed in India, Africa, China, and Japan?
17th century
20th century
16th century
18th century
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Which play was adapted into a story in a completely different land and culture in the movie 'Ran'?
Hamlet
Othello
King Lear
Macbeth
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 10 pts
Who is traditionally seen as the ultimate test of an actor's ability by performing a major Shakespeare role?
Judi Dench
Ian McKellen
Richard Burbage
Sir Laurence Olivier
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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