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1
Who was the most famous playwright of the Elizabethan era?
James Burbage
William Tell
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
2
Rich people paid to sit in covered balconies, but peasants who stood on the ground were called
ground rats
groundlings
groundlets
ground hogs
3
Elizabethan (or English Renaissance) theater began in...
outdoor auditoriums
The Globe theater
the courtyards of inns
pageant wagons
4
The Elizabethan era was also known as the Renaissance. This time period was from:
1800s-1900s
1700s-1800s
1500-present
1500s-1700s
5
Which of the following would you NOT find in an Elizabethan play?
recorded sound effect
trap doors
ropes that raised actors up and down
live music
6
Costumes of this time period were of the highest fashion.
False
True
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James Burbage's theater (the first Elizabethan theater) was called...
The Opera House
The Stage
The Globe Theater
The Theater
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Why were theaters built outside the cities in the countryside and smaller villages?
all are correct
the plague
theater was banned within the city limits
Large crowds were rowdy and inappropriate
9
Women were not allowed to perform on the Elizabethan stage.
False
True
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The audiences knew what type of play was being performed by...
royal decree
the color of the flag above the theater
the town criers
newspaper articles
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William Shakespeare's theater was called...
The Galaxy theater
The Globe theater
The World Theater
The Theater
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This popular actor had the idea to create the first theater that was just for watching plays
James Burbage
James Bond
Queen Elizabeth !
William Shakespeare
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The Elizabethan era was named after...
Eliza Doolittle
Elmo
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth Banks
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Why did some theater goers (especially women) wear masks to the theater?
it was required
because of the Ancient Greeks
to dance at the ball
to hide their identity due to the subject of the plays
