Sophocles Quiz
Authored by Jennifer McMillan
English
10th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the Greek playwright known for writing during the "golden age" of Greece and is one of the three great tragic playwrights?
Achilles
Sophocles
Pericles
Hercules
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In what year was Sophocles born?
496 BCE
600 BCE
300 AD
700 BCE
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many of Sophocles' plays have survived to modern times?
Five
Ten
Three
Seven
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In which city did Sophocles serve in various capacities?
Colonus
Sparta
Athens
Troy
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
At what age did Sophocles win his first playwriting contest?
20
28
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many times did Sophocles win first prize in playwriting contests?
10
20
5
15
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Sophocles add to the cast of his plays that was not common before?
Music
Dance
A third actor
A narrator
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.8.7
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