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English Renaissance Theatre
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From the beginning of the Tudor period through the publication of the First Folio.
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1
Who was the first Tudor king?
Henry VII
James I
Edward IV
Richard III
2
By what name is the first publication of the complete works of Shakespeare known?
The First Folio
The Condell Collection
The Primary Printing
The Original Opus
3
Plays were also presented at these institutions where English law was taught.
Inns of Court
Common Law Hostels
Homes of the Illuminati
Public Houses
4
What momentous action did Henry VIII take in 1534?
Beheaded his first wife
Posthumously pardoned Richard III
Broke with Rome and established the Anglican Church
Slaughtered Protestants
5
Which playwright popularized a genre known as revenge tragedy?
Thomas Kidd
Christopher Marlowe
John Lyly
Robert Greene
6
Where was Shakespeare born and raised?
Stratford-on-Avon
Stamford-on-Avon
Stanford-on-Evian
Stratton-on-Avian
7
Combining two syllables into one in order to achieve the proper metrical rhythm is called...
precision
collision
elision
incision
8
What helped
professionalize
acting by lending legitimacy and respectability to theatre troupes?
Government regulation of theatre
Public voting for theatrical awards
Improved design of touring wagons
Performances by university professors
9
Prior to 1603, what was the name of Shakespeare's theatrical troupe?
The Earl of Leicester's Men
The King's Men
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Admiral's Men
10
Shakespeare's company was able to open a second theatre in 1608. What theatre was that?
Sussex House
Whitehall
Blackfriars
Bridgeside
11
In what year did Shakespeare and his partners build the Globe Theatre?
1564
1623
1608
1599
12
When the Renaissance reached England, the most popular form of drama at the time were...
miracle plays
intermezzi
interludes
chronicle plays
13
Which university introduced a temporary stage for annual play performances?
Cambridge
Kent
Oxford
London
14
What happened at the Globe in 1613 during a production of "Henry VIII" when a cannon was fired?
the Globe burned down
the Queen screamed loudly
Richard Burbage forgot his lines
the cannon fell from the heavens
15
A chronicle play was...
a slapstick farce
performed over multiple days
another name for a mystery cycle
mostly biased propaganda
16
The Wars of the Roses was fought between which two houses?
Tudor vs. Lancaster
Stuart vs. Tudor
Lannister vs. Stark
Lancaster vs. York
17
Which of Shakespeare's theatres was a public theatre?
Blackfriar's
The Globe
The Rose
The Theatre
18
The more formal name for blank verse is...
spondaic heptameter
trochaic hexameter
iambic pentameter
pyrrhic monometer
19
Those audience members who stood in the "yard" of the Globe were known as...
penny pinchers
flat foots
the rabble
groundlings
20
Which playwright popularized the use of blank verse for drama?
John Lyly
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Ben Jonson
21
How did theatres of this era alert audiences there would be a performance and the kind of play?
by shooting different colored fireworks
by flying flags of specific colors
by sending out a "crier" to announce it
by posting flyers around town
22
Which house won the Wars of the Roses?
Stuart on behalf of Wessex
Windsor on behalf of Stuart
Tudor on behalf of Lancaster
Tudor on behalf of York
23
What did Elizabeth I do in 1559 to ease religious tension between Catholics and Protestants?
Host a masque in honor of the Pope
Commission a play about tolerance
Ban all religious drama
Outlaw all religions
24
This group of playwrights is credited with improving the quality and variety of English drama.
The University Wits
The Five Poets
The Professor Poets
The College of Bards
25
Which playwright created a genre known as a comedy of humours?
Robert Greene
John Lyly
Thomas Kidd
Ben Jonson
26
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1599
1564
1608
1623
27
Which conflict lasted from 1337 to 1453?
The Norman Conquest
The Hundred Years' War
The Wars of the Roses
The Battle of Hastings
28
Which conflict erupted in England just two years later in 1455?
The Norman Conquest
The Wars of the Roses
The Battle of Hastings
The Hundred Years' War
29
In which year did Shakespeare die?
1603
1616
1610
1623
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What court official was in charge of licensing and fee collecting for theatrical productions?
The Master of Revels
Docent of the Drama
The Royal Censor
The Court Collector
