Shakespeare 101 & Macbeth Context Quizizz

When was Shakespeare born/baptized?

• April 1564

• April 1616

• April 1588

• We don't know exactly.

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Whom did he marry?

• Agnes Caraway

• Andrea Farraway

• Ann Hathaway

• Elizabeth Bennett

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About his kids...

• Susannah

• Daughter

• Judith

• Died at age 11

• Susannah

• Boy twin

• Hamnet

• Oldest child?

• Hamnet

• Girl twin

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Each of Shakespeare’s 37 plays falls into one of three different categories. What are the categories?

​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• tragedy
• comedy
• history
• romance
• horror
• action

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Which acting company did Shakespeare work for as an actor?

• Queen's Men

• Lord Chamberlain's Men

• Lord Acton's Men

• King's Men

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Which acting company did Shakespeare work for as a playwright?

• Queen's Men

• Lord Chamberlain's Men

• Lord Acton's Men

• King's Men

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Which “era” of the English language did Shakespeare practice?

• Middle English

• Old English

• Early Middle English

• New Old English

• Early Modern English

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How can you immediately recognize if a play is a comedy?​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• not names
• marriage(s) at the end
• names
• Henry or John or James is in the title
• Says "a comedy" in the title
• Opens with (sex) jokes

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Who was in the front row at most Shakespeare plays in the late-1500s? What were the three strategies Shakespeare would use at the start of the plays to grab and hold their attention?​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• the groundlings
• sex jokes
• horror movie vibes
• violence
• nobility
• the King / Queen
• the poor folks
• the rabble
• a sonnet recitation

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There were two English monarchs during Shakespeare’s life; Queen Elizabeth the First and King _ the First.

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