Elizabethan Theater

Question 1

What is the area below the trap door on stage called?

Accepted Answer

Hell

Question 2

How did actors put on plays before large public theaters were built?

Accepted Answer

They worked for wealthy patrons in private theaters, They traveled from town to town and performed, They performed in the backyard of inns

Question 3

What is a soliloquy?

Accepted Answer

An actor speaking to himself alone on stage

Question 4

The tiring house was the place that actors would:

Accepted Answer

Dress

Question 5

What is an aside?

Accepted Answer

An actor speaks to the audience, other actors don't hear

Question 6

How long could a playwright expect to earn funds from the copyright on the plays he wrote?

Accepted Answer

0 years; there was no copyright

Question 7

Who was the reigning queen when Shakespeare wrote his plays

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth

Question 8

After the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English people became interested in:

Accepted Answer

The past

Question 9

What was one job that dialogue in plays did NOT have to accomplish?

Accepted Answer

Describe the audience

Question 10

Where in the theater would the poorest patrons view the play?

Accepted Answer

Standing on the ground

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