Shakespearean Task Cards Quiz

Who is King James I and how is he connected to Macbeth?

• He was king when Shakespeare wrote Macbeth

• He killed the real Macbeth

• He is the first king in the play Macbeth

• He lwas king 500 years after Macbeth was written

What was the gunpowder plot?

• A plot to steal gunpowder from the French King

• A successful plot to assassinate King James I by blowing him up with gunpowder

• A plot to smuggle gunpowder into the Scottish Isles

• An unsuccessful plot to assassinate King James I by blowing him up with gunpowder

A Shakespearean Tragedy depicts the fall of an important character. Most of the main characters die by the end.

• True

• False

Some believe that there is a curse cast by the witches in Macbeth and saying "Macbeth" inside a theater will cause a disaster.

• True

• False

What is Bardology?

• The study of becoming a bard

• The study of playing an instrument on a street corner

• The adoration of Shakespeare

• Playing an instrument

Only the wealthy could afford to watch one of Shakespeare's plays.

• True

• False

Shakespeare was only ever a writer, never an actor.

• True

• False

Shakespeare was highly educated with several degrees in English, History, and Labguages.

• True

• False

What is the belief in the humor of black bile assosciated witht he Earth?

• It makes a person sick

• It makes a person evil

• It makes a person melancholic/depressed/cold/dry

• There was never any belief in black bile

What is the belief of the humor yellow bile associated with the air?

• It is a sign of the flu and makes a person vomit

• It makes a person cynical and bad-tempered

• It is found on foggy days

• There was never a belief in yellow bile