Shakespeare Pre-Knowledge Quiz

Shakespeare Pre-Knowledge Quiz

10th Grade

20 Qs

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Shakespeare Pre-Knowledge Quiz

Shakespeare Pre-Knowledge Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Medium

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

+20

Standards-aligned

Created by

Michelle Mowery

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

20 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

What time period did William Shakespeare live in?

1100s

1400s

1500s-1600s

1800s

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Where was Shakespeare born?

London

Stratford-upon-Avon

Oxford

Canterbury

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

What type of play is Macbeth?

Comedy

Tragedy

History

Romance

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

About how many plays did Shakespeare write?

7

17

37

57

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

45 sec • 5 pts

Which theater is most famously associated with Shakespeare?

The Rose

The Curtain

The Globe

The Royal Opera House

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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following lines is from a Shakespeare play?

“To be or not to be, that is the question.”

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

“Call me Ishmael.”

“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

What is iambic pentameter?

A kind of sword used in Shakespeare’s time

A rhythm in poetry with 10 syllables per line

A type of stage direction

A character from Romeo and Juliet

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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