The Elizabethan era

Question 1

Plague caused the theatres to...

Accepted Answer

Take their productions on the road

Question 2

Select the benefit that would least apply to your study of Shakespeare's work?

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Vocabulary growth

Question 3

Choose option that least applies,without the support of royalty, Shakespeare's company may have

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Closed because of a lack of capital, Folded due to diminished popularity

Question 4

Least adequate: The esteem in which Shakespeare's work is held is valid because...

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Schools choose his plays as set works, Knowledgeable scholars revere him

Question 5

The name of the theater mostly associated with Shakespeare's plays is...

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The Globe Theatre

Question 6

Shakespeare was born in the town of...

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Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 7

Approximately how many people could Shakespeare's theater hold?

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2500

Question 8

What least applies to the following: Shakespeare's theatre business was successful because...

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There was little competition from other theatres, He was an astute businessman

Question 9

Without John Heminges and Henry Condell...

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We would not have a written record of Shakespeare's plays

Question 10

Shakespeare married

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Anne Hathaway

Question 11

Shakespeare was born in...

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1564

Question 12

The two rulers who supported Shakespeare's company, were...

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Elizabeth I and James I of England

Question 13

Where is Shakespeare's grave?

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Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon

Question 14

Judgement of character is facilitated by studying a Shakespearean play, because..

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The characters reproduce recognizable value systems, Complex character interactions model human behaviour, Causes+ consequences of actions of characters mirror reality

Question 15

Least likely reason: S may have chosen to live in London while his family were in Stratford...

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Because he didn't really care about his family

Question 16

We don't have many specimens of Shakespeare's handwriting because...

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There was no perceived value to written versions of plays

Question 17

There was religious conflict during Shakespeare's time, because...

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Catholics and Protestants had strong religious differences

Question 18

Shakespeare had three children named

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Susanna, Judith, Hamnet

Question 19

Select the correct religion for the monarchs below

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Elizabeth was a Catholic and James was a Protestant

Question 20

Theatres offering bear-baiting and cock-fighting were more likely to be attended by...

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Audiences mostly comprising men

The Elizabethan era

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The Elizabethan era

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