Why did the monks play histories from the Bible?

To teach people that couldn't read about the bible

After the Reformation, why did men gather to do acting?

To practise their Latin and Greek

What did the travelling actors do?

They went from town to town, performing their acts

Why did Shakespeare participate in the acting company "The Lord Chamberlain's Men"?

Because one of the actors died during a duel

Why did Shakespeare start mending scripts? 2 of 4 is correct!!

Because he wanted to make the stories more topical, Because the actors had lost pages during their travels

Why was Shakespeare leaving his family for a while a good thing? 2 of 4 is correct!!

Leaving his wife ment they wouldn't produce any new children, He made money by acting and writing

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1
Why did the monks play histories from the Bible?
The biblical stories were the only texts the monks knew
To teach people that couldn't read about the bible
There were no other plays to perform
2
Who worked as actors before the Reformation?
Educated actors
Monks
Nuns
Poor people
3
After the Reformation, why did men gather to do acting?
For having something to do on their spare time
To teach people about the Bible
To practise their Latin and Greek
4
What did the travelling actors do?
They went from town to town, performing their acts
They acted on a stage called The Traveller
They travelled around to act on big theatres in England
They acted only for rich people
5
Who controlled the entertainment before the Reformation?
The Protestant Church
The Government
The Catholic Church
The Ministry of Entertainment and Fun
6
How often was there a plauge or a epidemic in the big cities?
Approximately every 5 years
Approximately every 7 years
Approximately every 3 years
Approximately every 10 years
7
Why did Shakespeare participate in the acting company "The Lord Chamberlain's Men"?
Because one of the actors got sick by the plague
Because one of the actors didn't want to go to work that day
Because one of the actors died during a duel
Because one of the actors were on paternity leave
8
What kind of stories were dramatized?
Stories written by Shakespeare
Stories from the bible
Stories written by famous authors
Stories published in the newspapers
9
Why did Shakespeare start mending scripts? 2 of 4 is correct!!
Because he thought the scripts were bad
Because he wanted another ending
Because he wanted to make the stories more topical
Because the actors had lost pages during their travels
10
Why was Shakespeare leaving his family for a while a good thing? 2 of 4 is correct!!
He avoided the plague
His wife were tired of him, it was good for his marriage
Leaving his wife ment they wouldn't produce any new children
He made money by acting and writing

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