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How was Shakespeare inspired to write plays?

How did the Globe Theatre burn down?

Shakespeare review questions by Maddie and Curtis

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1
How did the Globe Theatre burn down?
A staged cannon fire ignited a fire during a play
A lightning struck the theatre
A gun went off
A cigarette ember burned a costume and spread
2
How was Shakespeare inspired to write plays?
His father took him to a play when he was little
His brother took him to a play
He was a relative of a actor
He was a actor in school
3
What were groundlings?
They stood on the ground to watch the plays
They made their house on dirt
They were very rich people who sat on the ground
They were in the play
4
Why did Shakespeare retire from writing plays?
He got Alzheimer's
He wanted to go home and comfort and be with his family
He got the plague
He was tired of writing plays
5
What would a prompter do during a play?
They would be loud and obnoxious
they would write down what to say on a card during the show
Write only that person's lines down (a side)
Tell them beforehand
6
What did the Master of Revels do?
They made sonnets
They debated about plays
They made plays
They approved the plays before they could be shown
7
What did the Lord Chamberlain change their name to in 1603?
King's women
King's men
lord chamber
Lords men
8
What was a period costume?
Costumes that looked like something worn in a specific time
Costumes that were made by a company called period
Costumes that were very old
Costumes worn in each period
9
What years were considered to be Shakespeare's "lost years"?
1600-1612
1585-1592
1578-1582
1565-1570
10
How many plays did Shakespeare write by himself in his lifetime?
51
37
46
23