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Shakespeare History

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

10th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Shakespeare History
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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two English monarchs ruled when Shakespeare was writing?

Queen Elizabeth and King James

Queen Elizabeth and King George

King James and Queen Anne

King David and Queen Kristy

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Did both English monarchs like Shakespeare's work?

Yes

No

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King James loved Shakespeare's plays so much, he honored Shakespeare by...

Marrying his daughter to Shakespeare

Giving Shakespeare a knighthood

Giving Shakespeare the Globe Theatre

Naming Shakespeare's theatre company 'The King's Men'

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Macbeth was most likely written in...

1506

1606

1706

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

King James 1st (Also King James 6th of Scotland) took the English throne in...

1503

1603

1782

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is likely that Shakespeare wrote 'Macbeth' as way to please King James because...

King James was interested in witch craft

King James was related to some of the characters in the play.

King James was worried about being overthrown, and 'Macbeth' shows the chaos that follows the fall of a true king.

All of the above.

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Witchcraft was made illegal...

20 years before the play 'Macbeth'

30 years before the play 'Macbeth'

50 years before the play 'Macbeth'

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