Genres - Semester 1

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English
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8th Grade
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Marianne McMahon
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What football team is named after an Edgar Allan Poe poem?
The Baltimore Ravens
The Dallas Cowboys
The Seattle Seahawks
The Ohio State Buckeyes
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
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is a well known contributor to fables?
Walt Disney
Dr. Suess
Aesop
Edgar Allan Poe
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.2.2
CCSS.RL.3.2
CCSS.RL.K.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did Edgar Allan Poe die?
22
40
53
62
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Theatre was started by the _____.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is one of the major figures in the creation of horror?
Sir Walter Raleigh
Edgar Allan Poe
Arthur Conan Doyle
Dr. Suess
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
1776
1800
1809
1820
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RI.K.6
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When was drama created?
4th Century BCE
2nd Century BCE
Year 0
Year 1500
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.5
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened to the old man in Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Tell-Tale Heart?"
He called the police.
He ran to the neighbor's house.
He was killed.
He has a nightmare.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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