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1
The Tudor Period was between what years?
1558-1640
1558-1603
1564-1616
1485-1603
2
You smell "rank", means you smell "outrageously bad".
True
False
3
If you are "lily-livered", you are
none of these
lacking courage
craving liver
happy as a flower
4
William's acting troupe was called "The Lord Chamberlains Men".
False
True
5
If I'm acting "saucy", I want food!
False
True
6
William's wife was how many years older than him?
8
10
4
6
7
Which Ruler is noted for influencing all of the cultural change that developed during the Renaissance?
Henry VII
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth 1
Henry VIII
8
"Dig-You-Good-Den" means...
Had a great time with you last night
God Bless
Good day
Good night
9
If I'm using the term "Thou", I'm saying...
You (the subject)
You (the object)
10
Young girls and women were used to play the female roles in the performances.
False
True
11
William grew up in what cultural class?
None of these
Middle Class
Lower Class
Upper Class
12
There are two translations of "where".
False
True
13
5000 people fit in the original Globe Theatre!
True
False
14
When I say "hense", I'm talking about "from this point forward".
True
False
15
William owned the Globe Theatre.
False
True
16
The term "hugger-mugger" refers to what?
Conspiring
Being stealth (unseen)
Being secretive
Pirate theft
17
Which theatre was built specifically for William and his Troupe.
The Globe Theatre
The Burbage's Theatre
The Thame's Playhouse
London's Blackfriars theater
18
When William was in school he learned all of these except...
English
Latin
Mathematics
Greek & Roman History
19
William Shakespeare was the first, notable English playwright.
False
True
20
How many plays did William write?
36
40
30
35
21
Sam Wanamaker created the "Shakespeare Globe Trust", which helped to fund recreate the Globe Theatre that stands today.
False
True
22
William had 3 children, 2 girls and a boy. His boy was named...
Henry
John
Hamnet
William
23
"dost" is the translation of "do".
True
False
24
There are two translations of "will".
False
True
25
The original Globe Theatre burns down due to...
A cannon blast, as part of a play
A lightening strike
Someone's pipe falling onto and lighting a part of the wooden stage
An outside "arson" torching it
26
The original Globe Theatre had no roof.
True
False
27
"T'is" is the translation of "To this"
False
True
28
Shakespeare's word for "serious" is "sad"
True
False
29
If I'm acting "peevish", I am very annoyed.
True
False
30
Shakespeare was known for making up words and taking liberties with apostrophes.
False
True
31
William became a playwright at 20.
False
True
32
William's mother was named...
Anne
Katherine
Mary
Elizabeth
33
What is a "younker"?
a pig
a jerk
a child
a young man
34
During Shakepeare's time people had to dress according to their class.
True
False
35
How many sonnets did he write?
132
144
154
100
36
William attended the University of London.
True
False
37
Julius Ceasar is pictured on the coins of Shakespeare's day.
False
True
38
Henry VII forced a new aristocracy.
False
True
39
If I call for a "roundel", what am I calling for?
A dance
A joke
A song
A storyteller
40
Actors would have to put up with...
All of these
Audience members fighting
Yelling/Loud audiences
Food being thrown at them
41
William dies at the age of 54.
True
False
42
Henry VIII created the Church of England because he wanted a divorce.
True
False
43
A "shrift" is a confession.
True
False
44
What were the standing, low class people called in the theatre?
Peasants
"Dregs" of Society
Plauge passers
Groundlings
45
There was a "Hell" and a "Heaven" in the Globe Theatre.
True
False
46
If Shakespeare calls you "enseamed", you are all of these except...
fat
smelly
tall
gross
47
William Shakepeare was born in London, England.
True
False
48
Please choose all of the terms that came from Shakespeare...
Forsooth
Aim
Barn
Falsing
49
If I say, "Thou art changed." What is the translation?
She is changed
He is changed
You are changed
They are changed
50
Who wrote "The Faerie Queene"?
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Edmond Spenser
Jonathan Swift
