My Shakespeare Poetry Quiz - Grade 9

In the video, the poet emphasizes my in the last line: "And me, I see him everywhere, he’s my Shakespeare." This emphasis supports the poet’s purpose by suggesting that —

• only poets can fully appreciate Shakespeare

• the poet understands Shakespeare better than most people

• anyone can develop a personal connection to Shakespeare

• it takes special skills and talents to understand Shakespeare

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"Every eye that stops to linger / On what someone else has got, and feels the tightening in their chest." What human emotion is being described?

• Hope

• Sorrow

• Jealousy

• Joy

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Every eye that stops to linger / On what someone else has got, and feels the tightening in their chest.

What human emotion is being described? Which sentence accurately restates these lines?

• Shakespeare can be found in any long-standing feud that continues even when those involved have forgotten why they are fighting.

• Shakespeare wrote about what happens when people who don’t like each other begin to get along.

• Shakespeare’s characters usually succeed at resolving mix-ups, even those that are out of control.

• Shakespeare’s characters sometimes spiral out of control, but Shakespeare always brings them back to reality.

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"He’s in every lover who ever stood alone beneath a window..." What is the allusion in this line?

• Stood alone is referring to Romeo’s struggle without Mercutio.

• Every lover is referring to Shakespeare’s tendency to write about love.

• He is referring to Shakespeare’s plays acting as a window to his thoughts.

• The lover beneath a window is referring to Romeo beneath Juliet’s window.

How does the poet support the idea that Shakespeare’s characters represent types of people commonly encountered in society?

• By citing a specific scene between two of Shakespeare’s characters

• By describing several of Shakespeare’s characters’ traits

• By naming some of Shakespeare’s famous characters

• By quoting soliloquies from some of Shakespeare’s characters

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Which two excerpts from the selection best support the answer poet support the idea that Shakespeare’s characters represent types of people commonly encountered in society?

• He’s in every girl who ever used her wits. Who ever did her best. (line 12)

• Every passionate, ambitious social climber, (line 14)

• his is the method in our madness, as pure as the driven snow— (line 20)

• his letters with their arms around each others shoulders, swagger (line 29)

• His legacy exists in the life that lives in everything he’s written, (line 44)

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How do the poet’s word choices "He’s in us. Part and parcel of our Royals and our rascals," contribute to the poem’s overall purpose?

• The words Royals and rascals emphasize that Shakespeare appeals to all levels of society.

• The words Part and parcel repeat sounds and images to add beauty to the line.

• The words Royals and rascals suggest that there is a division between the rich and poor.

• The words Part and parcel suggest that Shakespeare distinguishes between good and evil.

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"He’s more than something taught in classrooms, in language that’s hard to understand." Which two statements accurately restate this line?

• The language of Shakespeare is impossible to grasp.

• Shakespeare is best understood in a classroom environment.

• Shakespeare is more than a subject students study in school.

• Teachers use difficult language when teaching Shakespeare.

• The influence of Shakespeare goes beyond the classroom.

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The poet changes the written phrase "wise woman" in line 42 to the spoken phrase "valiant woman" in the video. This change affects the listener’s impression of the woman by making her seem —

• older

• more experienced

• less intelligent

• more determined

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Which statement best expresses the theme of the poem?

• Shakespeare’s words are challenging to understand.

• Shakespeare’s ideas and words are relevant in modern life.

• Shakespeare’s works are the most important literature ever written.

• Shakespeare’s poems and plays should be envisioned as rap.

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