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Shakespeare 's plays were so popular because...
all three previous answers are correct
they were both conservative and provocative
their themes were universal
they offered a wide range of characters
2
Mystery plays were inspired by...
the Bible
the lives of Saints
3
"Hamlet" is ...
a history play
a romance
a comedy
a tragedy
4
The Elizabethan theatre derives from...
comedy plays
revenge tragedies
history plays
religious plays
5
In Elizabethan theatres, the audience was ...
far from the actors
close to the actors
6
the name of Shakespeare 's theatre company was...
the King's Company
the King's Lord Company
the Globe Company
the Queen's company
7
Shakespeare's plays were short
False
True
8
Shakespeare 's plays were performed by...
men only
Shakespeare, men and women
women only
men and women
9
Shakespeare invented new words that we still use today
True
False
10
The Elizabethan period saw the rise of Parliament
False
True
11
Shakespeare was not...
a composer
an actor
a bard
a playwright
12
Plays using disguise and mistaken identity are often...
romances
tragedies
comedies
history plays
13
Shakespeare never wrote...
poems
sonnets
essays
comedies
14
"Romeo and Juliet" is a tragedy
True
False
15
Plays in which the heroes are the victims of their own flaws are...
tragedies
romances
history plays
comedies
16
"King Lear" is a ...
history play
comedy
romance
tragedy
17
Shakespeare lived in the...
15th century
mid-15th / early 16th century
mid-16th / early 17th century
16th century
18
Elizabethan theatres were composed of...
an open-air yard where common people could see the plays
an open-air yard for wealthier people and galleries for common people
galleries where common people could see the plays
an open-air yard where wealthier people could see the plays
19
A Midsummer's Night Dream is a play by W. Shakespeare
False
True
20
Miracle plays were inspired by...
the lives of Saints
the Bible
21
"The Tempest" is ...
a romance
a tragedy
a history play
a comedy
22
Macbell is a play by W. Shakespeare
False
True
23
Morality plays were plays in which...
Good and Evil fought to possess someone's soul
Good fought against Evil
the characters tried to steal each other's souls
the characters fought to keep their soul
24
Plays dealing with forgiveness and reconciliation are...
comedies
romances
tragedies
history plays
25
Shakespeare 's plays were especially aimed at...
the King, the aristocracy and common people
the King and the aristocracy
common people and the aristocracy
common people
26
Shakespeare 's plays conveyed...
the old conception of the universe
a new conception of the universe
27
A famous theatre where Shakespeare performed is
the Shaftesbury Theatre
The King's Theatre
the Globe Theatre
the Criterion Theatre
