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Intro. to Shakespeare

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Formative assessment of students' prior Shakespeare knowledge.

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1
Shakespeare wrote works that were meant to be:
All of the above
Performed
Read and Analyzed
Read
2
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Judy Dench
Romola Garai
Kate Winslet
Anne Hathaway
3
What is Shakespeare's favourite type of stylistic device?
Imagery
Sound Devices (alliteration, assonance, consonance)
Irony (verbal, situational, dramatic)
Comparisons (metaphor, simile, perosnification)
4
If a character shares their thoughts with the audience in a speech, it's called:
A soliloquy
A monologue
None of the above
An aside
5
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
27
17
7
6
What is the correct way to read Shakespearean text?
In a British accent
Line by line
Following the punctuation
Sparknotes
7
When did Shakespeare live and write?
B.C.
the 1800's
the 1500's
the 1970's
8
Shakespeare wrote:
Tragedies
Comedies
Histories
All of the above
9
In a Shakespearean tragedy:
There is war
There are breakups
Everyone you love dies
The audience cries
10
Shakespeare was a(n):
Writer
All of the above
Theatre Owner
Actor
11
One word he invented is:
swagger
swinger
boss
baller
12
In a Shakespearean comedy:
There is always a wedding
All of the above
There is typically dramatic irony
Just a wild amount of wordplay
13
How can you tell if a Shakespearean character is a peasant?
They swear a lot
They speak in prose
They are stupid
They are trustworthy
14
How many words did Shakespeare invent?
Over 700
Over 170
Over 70
Over 1700