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1
Queen Elizabeth was concerned that plays could cause political unrest because...
it upset the Donkeys.
plays could turn people against the monarchy and cause riots
it upset the puritans.
up to 3000 people were exposed to the same ideas...
2
Shakespeare married...
Queen Elizabeth
his cousin Ben
Kate Harrow
Anne Hathaway
3
Who ruled England when Shakespeare was writings his plays?
Queen Elizabeth, then King James
Queen Mary, then Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth only
King James, then Queen Elizabeth
4
William Shakespeare was born where?
London
Stratford-upon-Avon (a market town)
Ireland
Tasmania
5
Why did they begin to build theatres during Elizabeth's reign?
The churches were to small to fit the plays in.
The queen wanted to watch her plays in comfort.
There were laws criminalising travelling actors.
It was too cold in winter to perform outside.
6
Fathers choose their daughter's husbands for them... (multiple answers)
A man's family was considered his property.
but the daughter had to agree with the father's choice.
the daughter had little say.
the daughter often only met her husband on her wedding day.
7
William Shakespeare married when he was only 18 and Anne was 26 - why so young?
they could go live with Anne's cousin in London.
Their baby Susanna was born six months after their wedding.
Anne was a rich lady and Will liked a life of luxury.
William's dad chose Anne for him when he was a baby.
8
The first theatre built was called?
The Queen's Theatre.
The Globe.
The Bear and Bull.
The Theatre.
9
The theatres were often closed because:
of political unrest
it upset the deeply religious
of the plague
there were not toilets and people defecated in the theatre
10
The Great Chain of Being had the following order...
Gods, shellfish, trees, animals, trees, plants, people...
God, Angels, the Elements, Kings and Queens, people...
God, Angels and Demons, Donkeys...
God, Angels, Kings and Queens, people, animals, plants...
11
Elizabethan players...
were as famous as modern day actors.
had little celebrity status.
were always considered criminals.
had to be nobility.
12
Queen Elizabeth used to following strategy/strategies to control plays...
All plays must be approved by the Kings men.
All plays must be approved by the Lord Chamberlain.
No nobles could see plays.
All plays must be approved by the royal Donkey.
13
The Great Chain of Being kept order because it... (tick all correct answers)
set up ideas of 'ideal' behaviour depending on your place...
provided a rationale for the authority of Kings and Queens.
it meant civil rebellion was a sin against God.
meant Donkeys were well looked after.
14
Marriage in Renaissance England was based on...
Political power and social standing
True love.
Good looks.
A good name.
15
When Shakespeare was a baby 1/5 of his town's population was killed by...
the plague.
poisoned water.
murderous donkeys.
civil war.
16
Entertainment options in Elizabethan England included (tick all correct answers)
Bear baiting (Bears and dogs fighting)
Pokemon
wandering clowns
Seeing a different play six nights a week
17
Romeo and Juliet is set in?
Iceland
England
Italy
Verona
18
Theatres were banned from the city limits of London because..
Theatre was considered by many as the den of the Devil.
There were complaints of drunkenness, fighting and crime.
Theatre gatherings increased risks of the plague.
All of the above.
19
Women did not perform on stage because...
because the queen hated other women.
because no women wanted to perform.
because they couldn't act.
They were banned and sometimes arrested.
20
Plays were shown...
at night time.
before lunch.
during the day.
only during summer when it was warm.
