Starter quiz

  • Which monarch was on the throne for the majority of Shakespeare's life?
    • Queen Elizabeth I  ✓
    • Queen Elizabeth II
    • King Henry VIII
  • What does subservient mean?
    • You act selfishly and think only of yourself.
    • You consider your own wishes as less important.  ✓
    • You feel equal to other people.
  • A patriarchal society is a society controlled by men. How do you think women are thought of in a patriarchal society?
    • They are thought of as equal to men.
    • They are thought of as more important than men.
    • They are thought of as less important than men.  ✓
  • Starting with the first, put these plot events for Miranda in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' in chronological order.
    • 1
      ⇔
      Miranda finds out that her father used to be the Duke of Milan
    • 2
      ⇔
      Miranda and Ferdinand meet and fall in love
    • 3
      ⇔
      Prospero doesn't want their love to be too easy so he tests them
    • 4
      ⇔
      Miranda and Ferdiand get married
  • Shakespearean society was a patriarchal society, controlled by men, so which of the following do you think women could do once they were married?
    • vote
    • look after their husband  ✓
    • bear children  ✓
    • own property
  • Shakespearean society was patriarchal, meaning it was controlled by men, which of the following do you think women would be expected to be?
    • obedient  ✓
    • weak  ✓
    • powerful
    • ambitious
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