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Shakespeare Historical Context

Authored by Jacob Johnson

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two families were involved in the civil war that delayed the Renaissance in England?

The Tudors and the Stuarts

The Plantagenets and the Normans

The House of York and the House of Lancaster

The Windsors and the Hanovers

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the English king that renounced the Roman Catholic Church?

King Henry VII

King Henry VIII

King Edward VI

King James I

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason for King Henry VIII's break from the Roman Catholic Church?

To gain more political power

To marry Anne Boleyn

To expand the English empire

To reform religious practices

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reign of Elizabeth I often seen as in English history?

A period of decline

A golden age

A time of war

A dark age

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What helped English explorers sail the Old World and claim lands in the New?

Advances in agriculture

Advances in mapmaking

Advances in medicine

Advances in architecture

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the most popular new amusements in London during Elizabeth I's reign?

Horse racing

The theater

Opera

Circus

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who sent an armada to invade England in 1588?

King Henry VIII

King Louis XIV

King Phillip of Spain

King Charles I

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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