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1
What was the main reason why women were encouraged to get married?
To spread christianity
To increase the wealth/position of the family
To have children
To move away from home
2
Who were "Groundlings"?
People who cleaned the stage
Child actors
Standing audience members
Vendors who sold beer and food
3
Approximately how many words did Shakespeare add to the English language?
1,700
20,000
650
200
4
Which of these is
not
a renaissance theatre?
The Theatre
The Boar's Head
Lincoln's Inn Fields
The Rose
5
Who was the reigning monarch when Shakespeare started writing plays?
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth I
King Henry VIII
Queen Mary
6
An iamb contains...?
One stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
Two unstressed syllables
One unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
Two stressed syllables
7
How much was a place in the "Groundlings"?
1 penny
Free
Half a sixpence
3 pennies
8
The period of time in which Shakespeare wrote is known as...?
Postmodern
Restoration
Renaissance
Jacobean
9
How many Sonnets did Shakespeare write?
5
1504
154
54
10
Who were forbidden from performing in Renaissance theatre?
The French
Women
Lords and Ladies
Children
11
Which rhythm is an example of iambic pentameter?
da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM
DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-DUM-da-
da-DUM-da
da-DUM-da-DUM-da
12
How was the roof over the stage known?
The Gods
The Heavens
The Sky
Ambiatrix
13
What is the difference between poetry and prose?
Poetry must rhyme, prose must never rhyme
Shakespeare never used prose
Prose is everyday speech, poetry is heightened language
Shakespeare never used poetry
14
Galliard, Pavan, and Almain are all what?
French theatre companies
Characters in The Merry Wives of Windsor
Tudor foods
Tudor dances
15
True or False: Renaissance London's theatres were all built within the city walls.
False
True
16
Which category of Shakespeare play is the odd one out?
Tragedy
Romance
History
Comedy
17
Which disease(s) struck Shakespeare's England?
The Plague
All of the above
Syphilis
Smallpox
18
What was the name of the first acting group Shakespeare joined?
The Queen's Favourites
The Duke's Men
The Lord's Chamberlain's Men
The Royal Shakespeare Company
19
Where was Shakespeare born?
London
Newcastle
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Bristol
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Who was the reigning monarch when Shakespeare died?
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
King Charles I
King Edward VI
