York's Shakespeare Review

York's Shakespeare Review

9th - 11th Grade

20 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Macbeth: Background Info

Macbeth: Background Info

9th - 12th Grade

18 Qs

Rapper vs Shakespeare

Rapper vs Shakespeare

9th Grade - University

15 Qs

Literary Device & Shakespeare

Literary Device & Shakespeare

9th Grade

17 Qs

Shakespeare Lesson

Shakespeare Lesson

8th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

About William Shakespeare

About William Shakespeare

8th - 12th Grade

16 Qs

Elizabethan theatre and William Shakespeare

Elizabethan theatre and William Shakespeare

10th - 12th Grade

25 Qs

Intro to Shakespeare

Intro to Shakespeare

9th Grade - University

15 Qs

Willi Shakes Intro Quiz

Willi Shakes Intro Quiz

7th Grade - University

17 Qs

York's Shakespeare Review

York's Shakespeare Review

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 11th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RI.11-12.4, RL.7.9

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Margaret Anderson

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Stratford-upon-Avon
New York
`Lincolnshire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Shakespeare was alive during...
Elizabethan times
Georgian times
Shakespearian times
Romanian times

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which theatre company was Shakespeare most closely associated with?
The Queen's Men
The London Theatre Company
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Curtain

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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

Fill in the blank:
Shakespeare wrote around _____ plays during his lifetime.
44
37
127
27

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An allusion is...
A lie
A plot that centers around comedy.
A way to make the audience feel like they're part of the play.
A reference to a literary or historical person or event.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Pun causes humor by using words that have similar sounds, but different what? 
Meanings
Allusions
Connotations
References

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is blank verse?
A comedy
Unrhymed lines that include iambic pentameter.
Writing using rhymes.
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
or continue with
Microsoft
Apple
Others
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy
Already have an account?