Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

University

25 Qs

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Shakespeare Trivia

Shakespeare Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

English

University

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.9

+23

Standards-aligned

Created by

Katherine Knowles

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What term did Emma Smith use to describe the space Shakespeare leaves that makes his work so universal?

Thickness

Gappiness

Universality

Uncertainties

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following works did Shakespeare write latest in his career?

Macbeth

Much Ado

Richard III

Sonnets

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

20 sec • 1 pt

In what country did sonnets originate?

England

France

Italy

Spain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which category of Shakespeare's sonnets only includes two poems?

Dark Lady

Fair Youth

Greek

Rival Poet

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the correct rhyme scheme for a Shakespearean sonnet?

ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

ABBAABBA CDCDCD

ABBAABBA CDECDE

ABAB CBCB CDCD EE

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which history play is NOT part of one of the tetralogies?

Richard II

Henry V

King John

Henry VI

Tags

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which famous Shakespearean character is the only one to switch genres?

Hamlet

Falstaff

Mercutio

Prospero

Tags

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

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