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Elizabethan Theater Quiz
Elizabethan Theater Quiz
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1
Who was Inigo Jones?
A set designer
An actor
A University Wit
Master of the Revels
2
Who was Amelia Bassano?
A character in Romeo & Juliet
A woman who "may have" written some works attributed to Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Girlfriend
An actor
3
How much did Groundlings pay to stand in the yard at theater performances?
1 farthing
1 pound
1 penny
1 ducat
4
The Master of the Revels monitored:
If theaters should stay open
Women on stage
Offensive content in plays
All of the Above
5
What were "Court Masques"?
Dance numbers in Elizabethan plays
Costumed parties held at royal court
Masks royals would wear to protect themselves
Music performances
6
In 1546, Queens College at Cambridge instituted a policy requiring a play to be presented each year.
True
False
7
What is an advantage of a "thrust" stage?
Keeps the audience dry
Both A & B
Adds an element of surprise
Brings the actors into the audience
8
Shakespeare was an actor who played roles such as "Romeo" and "Hamlet"
True
False
9
Anne Hathaway:
Won an Oscar
Starred in Twelfth Night in Shakespeare in the Park
All of the Above
Was Married to Shakespeare
10
Who were the "Groundlings?"
A comedy troupe
Lower-class/Poor folks
Stagehands
Actors
11
What does "Neoclassical" mean?
A style of architecture
A political party
Revival of the Classics
Both A & C
12
What does "Iamb" mean in "Iambic Pentameter"?
"Five"
A complete thought
A rhyme pattern
A stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
13
In the audience during Shakespeare's time, you could:
Hear bears and bulls fighting dogs down the street
Drink, eat, and lean on the stage
Call out while the performers were speaking
Partake of the services of "ladies of the night"
14
Christopher Marlowe was an atheist.
True
False
15
What does a White Flag flying at the Globe theater mean?
Comedy
History
Surrender
Tragedy
16
Shakespeare's plays were never published during his lifetime.
True
False
17
Marco Polo is:
Both A & C
A pool game
An Italian merchant and explorer who helped open trade routes to the East
A hedge fund
18
Long speeches gave actors time to change their clothes
True
False
19
Queen Elizabeth I attended a play at the Globe Theater:
False
True
20
The Renaissance involved a renewed interest in:
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Both A & B
Ancient Egypt
21
"Ralph Roister Doister" was an English School Drama
False
True
22
Queen Elizabeth I assumed the throne immediately after her father, Henry VIII, died.
True
False
23
Shakespeare's plays were intended to be performed in full.
False
True
24
What is a Shakespearean "Problem Play"?
A play Shakespeare never finished
A play with too many characters
Neither a Comedy nor a Tragedy
A play that has inappropriate content
25
The following are characteristics of Elizabethan theater:
All of the above
Music and Dance numbers
Lots of violence
Very little scenery
26
Henry VII ended Protestantism in England.
True
False
27
"Renaissance" means:
a rebirth
A celebration
Both B & C
a re-awakening
28
"Mystery Plays" involve:
Both B & C
Lessons to teach a fear of God
Crime & Punishment
Detective work
29
Elizabethan theater was strictly for the Upper Class:
True
False
30
Why was it problematic to speak out against the Church?
All of the above
You could face eternal damnation
Your neighbors would judge you
The head of the Church was the King/Queen
