Shakespeare and Tragedy Crash Course 15

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English
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9th Grade
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Amy Mogharbel
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What genre does Shakespeare's 'King Lear' fall under according to the text?
Comedy
Tragedy
History
Romance
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
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
Which character is known for saying 'Swear... swear... swear' offstage in the text?
Hamlet
King Lear
The ghost in 'Hamlet'
Macbeth
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Elizabethan actors have to do besides acting?
Sing and dance
Write plays
Manage the theater
Design costumes
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is NOT a type of fool mentioned in the text?
Clever fool
Slapstick fool
Dramatic fool
None of the above
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.10
CCSS.RL.K.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What special effects are mentioned as being used in Elizabethan theaters?
Digital effects
Fire-based effects
Sound effects
Lighting effects
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Hamlet criticize in his speech to the traveling players?
Improvising
Overacting
Underacting
Forgetting lines
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
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
According to the text, what defines a Shakespearean tragedy?
A play with no deaths
A play that ends happily
A play about a recent king
A play that ends unhappily and is not about a recent king
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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