William Shakespeare Trivia

William Shakespeare Trivia

8th Grade

8 Qs

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William Shakespeare Trivia

William Shakespeare Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.7, RL.8.10, RL.9-10.9

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Brittany Whiddon

Used 164+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Where was William Shakespeare born?

London

Birmingham

Stratford-upon-Avon

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

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

CCSS.RL.7.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many children did William Shakespeare and his wife have?

1

2

3

4

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In what year was Shakespeare born?

1564

1616

1758

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Who did Shakespeare marry?

Judith Sadler

Susanna Hall

Anne Hathaway

Mary Queen of Scots

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What year did Shakespeare die?

1599

1616

1723

1842

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The Globe Theater is in what city?

Madrid

London

Rome

Paris

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of Shakespeare's children died at age 11?

Judith

Hamnet

Susan

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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How many plays did Shakespeare write?

37

52

13

48

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10