Shakespeare Background

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English

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10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9, RI.11-12.10

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many plays are attributed to Shakespeare?

35

37

38

39

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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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the town where Shakespeare grew up?

London

Scranton

Canterbury

Stratford upon Avon

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

10 sec • 1 pt

What is ironic about the accepted date of Shakespeare's death?

It was Christmas day.

It was the same day King James I died.

It was his birthday.

It was the same day his son died.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was going on in the year of Shakespeare's birth that had tragic effects throughout Europe?

Spanish Flu

Swine Flu

Zika Virus

the Bubonic Plague

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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

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a sonnet?

a poem

a poem of fourteen lines

a poem using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.

ALL of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.13

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was Shakespeare thought to be born?

1532

1564

1602

1643

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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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A story or play that ends UNHAPPILY is known as...

Comedy

Tragedy

Fiction

Sadness

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

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