Shakespeare Quiz

Shakespeare Quiz

9th Grade

15 Qs

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Shakespeare Quiz

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Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.9-10.9, RI.7.4

+16

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the meaning of the word "star-crossed"?

kind and generous

ill-fated and doomed

confused and lost

lazy and uninterested

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why should you read Shakespeare out loud?

It will help you stay awake

It will help you focus

It is the way Shakespeare wanted his plays to be read

It is funnier to do it that way

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which one of these movies was NOT inspired by a Shakespeare play?

The Lion King

10 Things I Hate About You

West Side Story

Mean Girls

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 are the years of Shakespeare's birth and death?

1564-1616

1515-1592

1739-1801

1392-1441

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

Where was Shakespeare born?

Spain

France

Ireland

England

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What famous theatre were many of Shakespeare's plays performed?

Majestic Theatre

The Palais Garnier

The Globe Theatre

Town & Country

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?

London, England

Paris, France

Oxford, England

Verona, Italy

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

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