stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Theatre Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Theatre
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Theatre
22 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
699 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
22 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
22
Answers
1
Shakespeare is known for writing which of the following forms of
poetry
?
Elegies
Sonnets
Limericks
Cinquains
2
Plays during Shakespeare's time were usually performed:
during the day by handeheld torches
at night by electric torches
during the day with sunlight
at night by candle light
3
Shakespeare was all of the following
except
:
A poet and playwright
A businessman
A singer
An actor
4
Where is Shakespeare from?
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
London, England
Oxford, England
Kensington, England
5
Which of the following is
NOT
a genre Shakespeare is known for writing plays of?
Satire
Tragicomedy
History
Tragedy
6
Which of the following is
NOT
a play written by Shakespeare?
Hamlet
Oedipus
King Lear
Macbeth
7
Which of the following is true about Shakespeare's contribution to the English language?
He is credited with inventing over 1,700 words and phrases
He originated the sonnet form of poetry
He translated many Italian and French works to English
He was the first to write plays that were not based on biblical stories
8
In
Romeo and Juliet
, the idea of "fate" is often referenced with the word:
gods
planets
stars
tides
9
Which of the following
is true
about the audiences of live theatre?
Only poor, lower class people attended
Both lower and upper class people made up the audience
Only wealthy people and nobility could afford live theatre
Only people like prostitutes, drunks, and gamblers attended
10
A ticket to get into the Globe theatre
used
to cost:
Ten duckets
Sixpence
One penny
One pound
11
Which of the following is
NOT
true about Shakespeare?
He wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets
His son Hamnet died at age 11 (probably from plague)
He was related to King James and the royal family
He was an actor with the Lord Chamberlain's Men troupe
12
What was the name of the theatre Shakespeare opened in 1599?
Swan Theatre
Round Theatre
Globe Theatre
Rose Theatre
13
Which of the following is
NOT
true about theatre productions in Shakespeare's time?
Costumes were simple and inexpensive
There were no real sets or curtain
There was no articifical lighting or sound effects
Theatres were open air venues
14
All of the following words express the idea that human life is controlled by a supernatural power
except
free will
fate
fortune
destiny
15
Shakespeare is referred to as "the Bard". What is a "bard"?
A singer
An actor
A poet
An author
16
Plays in this time period usually had a lot of interaction between the audience and the actors.
False
True
17
Why do some people believe that William Shakespeare is not the true author of his plays?
Plagiarism software matches Shakespeare's plays to other writers' styles
He was not formally educated and did not attend university
There are no original manuscripts in his handwriting
The amount of work under his name is so much as to be unlikely
18
What year was Shakespeare born?
1961
1787
1564
1364
19
What were audience members called who watched the play by standing in the yard?
Groundlings
Bear-baiters
Floorlings
Ratcatchers
20
In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by:
grown men
young boys
older women
teenage girls
21
Why did Shakespeare mainly write sonnets instead of plays for a period in the 1590s?
The Puritans were protesting his plays for being indecent
London theatres were not putting on plays due to the plague
His was caring for his sick son and could not focus on large works
Poems could be sold for more money than plays
22
What happened to the
original
Globe theatre in 1613?
It was turned into a hospital for plague patients
Puritans turned it into a church
It burned down due to a misfired cannon during a production of Henry VIII
It was converted into a bear-baiting arena
