Shakespeare's Life and Times - SVHS English9

Question 1

Who was Queen before Queen Elizabeth?

Accepted Answer

Mary

Question 2

When were plays performed at the Globe?

Accepted Answer

only during the afternoon

Question 3

What role were women allowed to have in Shakespeare's theatre?

Accepted Answer

characters, audience

Question 4

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 5

What did Puritans think of plays?

Accepted Answer

They believed them to be sinful

Question 6

What were the common people in the audience called - the ones who couldn't sit in the gallery?

Accepted Answer

Penny-Stinkers, Groundlings

Question 7

How did Shakespeare set the scene in his plays?

Accepted Answer

The descriptive words in the prologue

Question 8

Which of Shakespeare's character's names is closest to that of one of his children?

Accepted Answer

Hamlet

Question 9

Which of the following sometimes forced the theatres to close (in Shakespeare's day)?

Accepted Answer

Plague

Question 10

What happened to the rebuilt Globe theatre (the second one)?

Accepted Answer

Puritans tore it down

Question 11

In what year was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 12

Who would have been the audience for plays in Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

merchants, Commoners, The nobility, Royalty

Question 13

What happened to the ORIGINAL Globe theater?

Accepted Answer

Burned down

Question 14

Who ruled England during most of Shakespeare's life?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Question 15

What was the official religion in England during Shakespeare's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Protestantism (Church of England)

Question 16

What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company when they built the Globe?

Accepted Answer

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Questions 16