Shakespearean Background Quiz
Authored by Leigh Dipuma
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in what theatre?
Globe
Stratford upon Avon
London
Paris
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
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When did Shakespeare live?
1900s
1200s
1500s
1800s
Tags
CCSS.L.1.6
CCSS.L.3.6
CCSS.L.K.5A
CCSS.W.2.3
CCSS.W.3.3C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Where did the rich sit when watching one of Shakespeare's plays at the theatre?
the mezzanine
the balconies
the pit
the stage
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the theatre company Shakespeare was part of?
The King's Men
The Queen's Men
The Prince's Men
The Duke's Men
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is not a play by Shakespeare?
Macbeth
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
The Old Man and the Sea
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
1 min • 1 pt
Outbreaks of what disease were common in Shakespeare's London?
Black Death
Measles
Covid
Influenza
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
People during Elizabethan times were very superstitious which caused many to believe in the idea of what?
love
fate
science
violence
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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