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1
James Burbage's theater (the first Elizabethan theater) was called...
The Globe Theater
The Theater
The Opera House
The Stage
2
Women were not allowed to perform on the Elizabethan stage.
True
False
3
Why were theaters built outside the cities in the countryside and smaller villages?
Large crowds were rowdy and inappropriate
all are correct
the plague
theater was banned within the city limits
4
Rich people paid to sit in covered balconies, but peasants who stood on the ground were called
ground rats
groundlets
groundlings
ground hogs
5
This popular actor had the idea to create the first theater that was just for watching plays
Queen Elizabeth !
James Burbage
William Shakespeare
James Bond
6
Which of the following would you NOT find in an Elizabethan play?
live music
recorded sound effect
trap doors
ropes that raised actors up and down
7
William Shakespeare's theater was called...
The Galaxy theater
The Globe theater
The Theater
The World Theater
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Costumes of this time period were of the highest fashion.
True
False
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The Elizabethan era was named after...
Eliza Doolittle
Elmo
Elizabeth Banks
Queen Elizabeth I
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Elizabethan (or English Renaissance) theater began in...
pageant wagons
outdoor auditoriums
The Globe theater
the courtyards of inns
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The audiences knew what type of play was being performed by...
royal decree
the color of the flag above the theater
the town criers
newspaper articles
12
Why did some theater goers (especially women) wear masks to the theater?
because of the Ancient Greeks
to hide their identity due to the subject of the plays
to dance at the ball
it was required
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Who was the most famous playwright of the Elizabethan era?
William Shakespeare
William Tell
James Burbage
Christopher Marlowe
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The Elizabethan era was also known as the Renaissance. This time period was from:
1500s-1700s
1800s-1900s
1500-present
1700s-1800s
