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Elizabethan Theatre
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1
The canopy over the stage was called the...
covering
heavens
zodiac
sky
2
Public theatres didn't use scenery. They used props like chairs & banners to indicate setting.
True
False
3
Though the stage itself was plain wood, everything around the stage was all...
painted with bright colors and gold leaf
bare
drab and grey
black
4
In addition to plays, theatres were used for bear baiting contests.
True
False
5
Public theatres were always...
outdoors and fully protected from the elements.
Indoors
housed in public buildings.
outdoors and open to the elements.
6
Shakespeare's theatre was called...
The Globe
The World
The Orbit
The Swan
7
A playwright who wrote mostly comedies was...
Richard Burbage
Will Kempe
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
8
What was one of the names of the company with which Shakespeare was associated?
Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Swan
Richard Burbage
Boys to Men
9
A playwright who was a friend of Shakespeare's was...
Will Kempe
Richard Burbage
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
10
The people who stood to see the show were called...
the penny-stinkers or the groundlings
fish
Orange girls
men
11
Plays were performed during the...
night
day
12
The principal tragic actor in the company was...
Christopher Marlowe
Ben Jonson
Will Kempe
Richard Burbage
13
The building that formed the backstage of a public theatre was called...
the backstage
the hall
the ground
the tiring house
14
Who acted during the Elizabethan era?
Anyone from the middle class
Only the bravest people
Only boys and men
Only nobility
15
The principal clown (comic actor) was...
Christopher Marlowe
Will Kempe
Ben Jonson
Richard Burbage
16
Which of the following was NOT true of Elizabethan public theatres?
Young noblemen sat in the onstage balcony.
Audiences didn't sit quietly; Orange Girls sold "snacks."
Seating for the audience was in three tiers.
Costumes emphasized accurate setting for period and country.
17
To indicate a play was to be performed that day, the company would fly a...
costume
kite
falcon
flag
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Plays were produced from...
October to May
May to October
January to December
June to August
