Shakespeare Sonnets

Quiz

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English

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10th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9, RL.11-12.13

+3

Standards-aligned

Sarah Williams

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT criteria for a sonnet?

14 lines

specific sound devices

specific rhyme scheme

specific rhythm

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the rhythmic meter of a sonnet?

iambic pentameter

iambic monometer

trochaic tetrameter

No rhythmic meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following poems is a parody making fun of another poet's work?

"Sonnet 130"

"The White Doe"

"Sonnet 18"

"Laura"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Most of Shakespeare's sonnets did not have titles, only numbers. To not get them confused, people started referring to them by the the first line.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write ?

154

155

156

157

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many syllables are in a line of a Shakespearean sonnet?

5

7

10

12

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which poem is Shakespeare's most famous sonnet?

Sonnet 130

Sonnet 18

Sonnet 83

Sonnet 77

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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