The Violence in Shakespeare's plays questions

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Ashley Jewell
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13 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a common way to entertain audiences in Shakespeare's time?
Comedy
Music
Violence
Dance
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
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 play begins with a swordfight?
Macbeth
Romeo and Juliet
The Tempest
Julius Caesar
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to Macbeth?
Exile
Beheading
Imprisonment
Marriage
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was Macbeth written to please?
Queen Elizabeth I
King James I
King Henry VIII
Queen Mary I
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who made up Shakespeare's audience?
Only the upper class
Only the lower class
Both upper and lower classes
Only royalty
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was necessary to keep the audience entertained?
Long speeches
Music
Violence
Dance
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Shakespeare attract larger audiences to his plays?
By incorporating humor
By using poetic freedom
By adding musical elements
By including dance performances
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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