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Shakespeare's Theatre
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1
If the Groundlings didn't like the performance, they might jeer or throw food.
True
False
2
Women couldn't perform in Shakespeare's day because _____________________.
They were lousy actors
Then men wanted all roles to themselves
The theatre was disreputable
The women had no interest in being in plays
3
How old was Shakespeare when he married his 26-year-old wife?
40
18
65
26
4
In scene 1 of Hamlet, who appears to the guards standing watch?
Hamlet
The ghost of King Hamlet
Claudius
Polonius
5
What shape was the Globe Theatre?
A circle
a trapezoid
a rectangle
A cube
6
The area where the audience members stood to watch the play was called:
the poor pit
the ratchet zone
the yard
the floor
7
Shakespearean performances occurred:
During the day
In the evening
8
At the start of the play, what is happening in Norway?
Beowulf is arriving to fight Grendel
A war is taking place in their country
Prince Fortinbras is planning an attack on Denmark
It is their New Year's celebration
9
A major unit of action in a play is called a
Act
Chunk
Chapter
Scene
10
From where did the wealthier patrons view the play?
At the edge of the stage
From covered galleries
Wherever they wanted
In the "yard"
11
Hamlet was in the _____________________________ genre.
Tragedy
Comedy
Sonnet
History
12
The poor people who attended the plays were called:
Grendels
Greenings
Globies
Groundlings
13
What is the guards' response to this appearance?
They will tell Hamlet about it
They hide in the guard station
They finish their shift in peace
They draw their swords
14
What year did Shakespeare die?
2003
1717
1818
1616
15
All female characters were played by _________ in Shakespeare's time.
Children
Young men
Young women
Old men
16
How was King Hamlet murdered and by whom?
Gertrude stabbed him with his own sword
A poisonous serpent stung him in his garden
Claudius poured poison in his ear
Hamlet poisoned his food
17
How many stories tall was the Globe Theatre?
Four
One
Three
Two
18
What year was Shakespeare believed to be born?
1599
1492
1564
1582
