1. How many new words is Shakespeare credited with having introduced into the English language?

Shakespeare Language

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English
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7th - 12th Grade
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Christopher Bujdos
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
1200
1700
7,100
30,000
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
2. What’s an example of a word that Shakespeare introduced into the English language?
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
3. What’s one technique that readers can use to grasp the meanings of difficult words?
use context clues
skip them and forget them
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translate them to english
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
4. What does the word incarnadine mean when it gets used by Macbeth?
red
sea
green
hand
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5. During the Renaissance period, how did the two second-person pronouns, you and thou, differ?
second and third person
formal and informal
English and Latin
Shakespeare and Chaucer
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
6. In Shakespeare’s day, if one were addressing a servant, would one be more likely to use you or thou?
you
thou
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
7. Why might Shakespeare have chosen to use the prefix un- so frequently in Macbeth?
annul personality traits and/or undo actions
to contrast intentions from actions
to create a double negative
to demontrate genders
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