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An intro to theatre quiz on the history of Elizabethan Theatre.
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1
The greatest playwright of all time is...
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth
Ben Jonson
2
Which kind of new plays, geared to a more intellectual audience, started to form?
Home Plays
Court Plays
Globe Plays
The Heavens
3
Who was the queen of England at this time?
King Henry
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Victoria
4
Who was the most rebellious of the three playwrights who wrote Volpone and The Alchemist?
Ben Jonson
Queen Elizabeth I
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
5
What was Marlowe credited to introduce?
Comedy
Blank Verse
Sonnets
Pantomime
6
Which are Shakespeare plays?
Romeo and Juliet
Julias Caesar
Shrek the Musical
Macbeth
7
Those with little money (groundlings) stood here at theatres.
galleries
groundings
pit
the Heavens
8
True or False: Queen Elizabeth hated the arts.
False
True
9
Who would have played Juliet at this time period?
An old woman
A young girl
A young boy
A servant
10
What play did Marlowe write?
The Landerwall
Tamburlain the Great
The Jew of Malta
Edward the Second
11
Who did performs seek patronage from in order to be "legitimate"?
The Poor
The Finest Ladies
Wealthy Noblemen
Agents
12
What is the name for the partial roof on the stage, elaborately designed as the nighttime sky?
groundings
galleries
the Heavens
pit
13
The wealthiest sat here...
the stage
balcony
galleries
pit
14
Who banned theater?
Theolosians
French
Puritans
Greeks
15
Playhouses in the E period were round or octagonal with _______ levels of seating(galleries).
four
three
one
two
