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Elizabethan Theatre
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in connection with Macbeth (prereading)
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1
Who was Queen Elizabeth I married to?
the King of Spain
her country
Earl of Leicster
her first cousin, once removed
2
When was the first ever permanent playhouse built in England?
1589
1576
1558
1599
3
Into which three categories are Shakespeare's plays typically grouped?
Morality Plays, Comedies, Histories
Tragedies, Comedies, Histories
Tragedies, Romances, Histories
Histories, Tragedies, Morality Plays
4
Why were only
licensed plays
allowed to be put on?
Because Elizabeth I recognised the political power of public art.
to ensure that only professionally-trained actors were on stage
Because the Church of England wanted to approve the content of these plays.
Because Elizabeth I wanted to tax the acting troupes.
5
During the Elizabethan Era, plays mainly focussed on religious themes.
False
True
6
Who would
not
have been allowed to play the part of Juliet in Romeo & Juliet during the Elizabethan Era?
a man in his thirties
a teenage girl of not yet 14
a ten-year-old boy
a twenty-year-old man
7
Before the Elizabethan Era, there had been no fixed playhouses.
False
True
