English Literary History

English Literary History

9th Grade

15 Qs

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English Literary History

English Literary History

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.10, RL.8.3, RL.7.9

+23

Standards-aligned

Created by

Laiken Breeden

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which explorers went to seek new trade routes?

Vasco da Gama and Marco Polo

Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan

Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro

James Cook and Henry Hudson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What were the civil wars fought between the House of York and the House of Lancaster called?

The Hundred Years' War

The War of the Roses

The English Civil War

The Barons' War

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who wrote plays about English monarchs involved in the Wars of the Roses?

Christopher Marlowe

Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare

John Webster

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What was the result of Henry VIII's remarriage to Anne Boleyn?

A son was born

A daughter, Elizabeth, was born

The marriage was annulled

He was excommunicated

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What river is mentioned as being busy in London during the Elizabethan era?

Thames

Nile

Amazon

Mississippi

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did the streets of London become lined with during the Elizabethan era?

Trees

Shops

Statues

Fountains

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what year did the Spanish Armada attempt to invade England?

1588

1600

1550

1620

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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