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1
Which theatre did Frances Langley build?
the rose
the swan
the curtain
the theatre
2
The famous set designer of the Renaissance was…
e. Lope de Vega
a. Edwardo Monet
d. Cervantes
b. Sebastian Serlio
3
In the summer, the audience members were called…
a. Groundlings
c. Lord Chamberlain’s Crew
d. Pit poppers
b. Leicesters
4
If a black flag was flown it meant there was no show today.
True
False
5
The stock character known for the diamond patterned costume was…
b. Harlequin
a. Diamondo
d. Columbina
c. Pierrot
6
Commedia dell’ Arte was…
d. A professional improv troupe
c. A group of actors that were licensed to only one theatre
b. A plot skeleton for writing comedies
a. The acting company that performed primarily in France
7
Which was the first theatre built by James Burbage?
the swan
the curtain
the rose
the theatre
8
Elizabethan Theatres had "the Heavens" like they did in the Medieval thatre...
True
False
9
Blackfriar was converted into an indoor playhouse for which acting company?
The Admiral's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Queen's Men
King's Men
10
The miserly merchant with the red vest, beard, long coat, mask with long nose
Pantalone
Harlequin
The Captain
The Doctor
11
The audience who stood in the pit paid how much to enter?
1 penny
b. 1 dollar
a. 5 pennies
c. 1 drachma
12
Inn yards are what?
courtyards where actors performed
jail house outdoor area
tennis courts where actors performed
acting areas in the castle
13
Queen Elizabeth protected actors through...
making them perform outside of London
getting them court sponsorships
having them live in her court
locking them up at night
14
Renaissance means…
commedia
Dance
Royalty
Rebirth
15
The first permanent theatre in Italy was
The Globe Theatre
The Theatre
Teatro Farnese
Teatro Olympico
16
How many Globe theatres have been built?
4
2
1
3
17
Teatro Farnese was the first theatre to use…
a. Lighting
c. Proscenium arch
b. A backstage area for storage
d. Front curtains
18
A room behind the stage that was a dressing area was called...
skene
tarras
discovery space
tiring house
19
The Renaissance era started in what country?
France
Italy
England
Germany
20
In commedia, the term that meant "scene" was Lazzi
False
True
21
New versions (renditions) of old plays were called
realism
humanism
Neoclassicism
22
During the Elizabethan era, theatre was banned in the city limits in…
a. Strasburg
d. Stonehenge
b. London
c. France
23
All costumes were the clothing of the day.
True
False
24
The technical device used to change the scenery was called…
a. Perspective devices
b. Machina de pulley
c. Pierrot de machine
d. Chariot and pole
25
Sound effects were made with cannons and instruments.
True
False
26
Some of the audience members could pay to sit on the stage during a performance.
False
True
27
Plays were the property of…
a. The playwright
b. the director
d. the acting company
c. the queen
28
How many actors were in the Commedia troupe?
8-12
4-9
6
1-5
29
The second level had a shallow balcony called a...
innyard
skene
tarras
discovery space
30
Queen Elizabeth had a wide variety of what?
Props
wigs
costumes
colored makeup
31
The area between the two doors at the back of the stage (used for small interior scenes) was called...
discovery space
tarras
innyards
pseudoskene
32
Shakespeare was a shareholder in which company?
Earl of Worchester's Men
Lord Chamberlain's men
King's Men
Lord Admiral's Men
33
Stage hands that helped actors dress backstage were called what?
hired men
tiremen
chamber men
sharers
34
The Spanish Military type character with the mask, mustache, cape and sword was
The Doctor
Harlequin
Harlequin
The Captain
35
The place where they stored props, the cannon was located and the trumpeter was called the...
scenery hut
skene
discovery space
tarras
36
In Commedia, the term that meant "gag" was Lazzo?
True
False
37
Elizabethan theatres were used for bear baiting and gambling.
False
True
38
Which theatre had two additional buildings on its property (a storage building and a brothel)
the theatre
the curtain
the rose
the swan
39
Because of the shape, the theatres were nicknamed what?
circle domes
ampitheatres
Octagonal wonders
wooden O's
40
Tragi-comedies were tragedies that teach useful moral lessons (ends with positive messages)
False
True
41
The fire in 1613 started in the Globe theatre because of …
a. Lighting
d. cannon
b. Smoking
c. A fight broke out in the pit
42
The Doctor dressed like an academic
True
False
43
Elizabethan actors were paid well
False
True
44
The stage floors in Renaissance theatre were…
d. In the middle of the arena
a. On the same level as the audience seating
b. Supported by stone columns
c. Raked from downstage to upstage
45
William Shakespeare’s famous theatre, opened on the bank side of the Thames river was…
a. The Theatre
d. The Globe
b. The Swan
c. The London Innyard
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The makeup worn by the actors was…
d. Poisonous
c. Made from berries found in the wilderness
a. Made from grease paints
b. Used to show social class of the character
