Shakespeare

Shakespeare

10th Grade

15 Qs

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Shakespeare

Shakespeare

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.8.3, RL.9-10.9

+19

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what year was Shakespeare born?

1572

1615

1499

1564

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In what city was Shakespeare born?

London

Birmingham

Stratford

York

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who did Shakespeare marry?

Anne Hathaway

Rebecca Putnam

Mary Scott

Anna Hardwicke

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

What was his theatre called?

The Globe

The Curtain

The Rose

Blackfriars

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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Shakespeare's plays are categorized in what 3 genres?

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Tragedy, Romance, Action

Comedy, Tragedy, History

Romance, Horror, Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did men play women's roles in Shakespeare's plays?

because theaters were too dirty and dangerous

because it was against the law for women to be onstage

because women did not like the theater

because women were busy being mothers 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In 1603 Shakespeare's acting company, The Lord Chamberlain's Men, became the King's Men. Which king was their patron?

George III

James I

Edward III

Henry VIII

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

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