Shakespeare Language

Shakespeare Language

7th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Shakespeare

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9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

Shakespeare Language

Shakespeare Language

Assessment

Quiz

English

7th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

Christopher Bujdos

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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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