Shakespeare's Life and Times

Question 1

When did Shakespeare die?

Accepted Answer

1616

Question 2

In what year was Shakespeare born?

Accepted Answer

1564

Question 3

Who was Shakespeare's wife?

Accepted Answer

Anne Hathaway

Question 4

Who ruled England during most of Shakespeare's life?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I

Question 5

What role did women have in Shakespeare's theatre?

Accepted Answer

characters, audience

Question 6

What kind of world does the great chain presuppose

Accepted Answer

geocentric

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Protestantism

Question 8

What role does the king have in the great chain?

Accepted Answer

He is god's anointed representative

Question 9

Does the great chain support social mobility?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 10

What was the first name of his company of actors.

Accepted Answer

The Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 11

Where did Shakespeare go when he retired?

Accepted Answer

Stratford

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Lord Chamberlain's Men

Question 13

What was Shakespeare's company shareholders of?

Accepted Answer

A playhouse

Question 14

Which of the following is not a type of play written by Shakespeare?

Accepted Answer

miracle play

Question 15

Why did he join the Queen's Men

Accepted Answer

They came to his hometown, Because they needed an actor

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Plague

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Commoners, merchants, Royalty, The nobility

Question 18

When were plays performed at the Globe?

Accepted Answer

only during the afternoon

Question 19

The great chain of being was a flexible system.

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 19