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Macbeth: Background Info

Authored by B. Squared

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Macbeth: Background Info
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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What was the major historical source of "Macbeth"?

The Bible

Watershed Moments

Holinshed's Chronicles

NTCI's Graffiti

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is one reason why animals are higher than minerals on the Great Chain of Being?

The ranking is in alphabetical order
Rocks make terrible pets
Animals can reproduce
Rocks can't be eaten

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is one way that Shakespeare tailored "Macbeth" to suit the king?

It featured supernatural elements

He named a character after the king

It featured paternity tests

It had a laugh track

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What genre of play is "Macbeth"?

Comedy
Tragedy
History
Science Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

According to Elizabethan beliefs, what ensues if somebody acts outside of their natural role?

Nothing
A big street party
Chaos

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Who put a curse on the play "Macbeth"?

Witches

High school students

Shakespearean actors

God

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following plays is NOT one of Shakespeare's four great tragedies?

Romeo and Juliet
Othello
King Lear
Hamlet

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

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