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1
2 pennies gets you a stool
True
False
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writing style that is conversational speech with no rhyming or structure.
Metric
Poetic
Prose
Verse
3
What kind of stage was used during this time
proscenium arch
traverse stage
end stage
thrust stage
4
The practice of giving actors only their lines to avoid plagiarism and use less paper. Modern word for audition material
Part
Quartos
Sides
Verbal Que
5
Shakespeare’s wife
Anne Hathaway
Cathrine of Avalon
Mary Tyler Moore
Scarlett Johanson
6
The person who ruled during the golden age of english theatre
Henry the 8th
Queen Margaret
Elizabeth the 1st
Elizabeth the 3rd
7
Aristophanes became the highest influence for writers during this time.
False
True
8
The name of the FIRST theatre James Burbage created; before his famous playhouse.
The Theatre
The Globe
The Rose
The Garden
9
A folded booklet of a pirated version of a play. Filled with grammar mistakes because it was taken down by memory.
Second Folio
Scripts
Quartos
Sides
10
Plays where the events of the plot are either partially or entirely drawn from people and events of the past.
tudor myth
yonder play
history play
jacobean comedy
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Verse is connected with logical thought
True
False
12
Children are the main focus of Shakespeare’s comedies.
False
True
13
How many plays are in the volume of Shakespeare’s writings
42
36
12
24
14
The FIRST permanent theatre in England with the sole purpose of performance.
The Red Lion
The Swan
The Balcony
The Rose
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TRUE OR FALSE: Romances start a little tragic but ultimately end happy.
False
True
16
The quote of the wall of The Globe Theatre.
All the worlds a stage
Out out damn spot
To be or not to be
what is in a name
17
TRUE OR FALSE: Shakespeare mostly made his money by being a writer for his company.
True
False
18
The place where the money is stored in an Elizabethan Theatre
Will Call
Proscenium
Box Office
The Mezzanine
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when two lines of speech rhyme
duo couplet
pallet lines
rhyming couplet
parallel lines
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The trope that came from the play Dr. Faustus. Seen often in cartoons.
Your mama joke
Foolish father, Stern mother
Angel and Devil on shoulder
mistaken identity
21
The term for audience members who stand on the floor of the theater. Also a famous improv troop.
The Pits
The Groundlings
Townies
Rotten Tomatoes
22
The luxury volume of Shakespeare’s Plays is broken it what 3 categories?
Comedies, Tragedies, Revenge
Tragedies, Revenge, Mysteries
Comedies, Tragedies, Histories
Comedies, Mysteries, Romances
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Shakespeare’s first tragedy.
Julius Ceasar
Titus Andronicus
Hamlet
Measure for Measure
24
The play that was going on when the popular theatre was set on fire by a canon.
Henry the 8th
Richard the 3rd
Much Ado About Nothing
Midsummer nights dream
25
When switching from verse to prose,Shakespeare always did so with great concern and a deeper meaning.
False
True
26
Plays that take on a social issue, exposes societal wrongs and is meant to evoke thought and discussion on the matter.
Battle play
Social Show
Measured play
Problem play
27
Writings in verse but are not rhyming
Blank Verse
Limrick
Prose
Absent Verse
28
Shakespeare’s main rival playwright of the time. Had many theories about him, including that they are the same person.
Sir Winston of Chamberlain
Christopher "Kit" Marlow
George Bernard Shaw
Jimney Cricket
29
A luxury volume of Shakespeare’s plays that was created by his friends after he died.
Shakespeare's Comedies, Tragedies and Romances
The Second Folio
The First Folio
The Great Collection
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The troupe associated with Shakespeare
Duke Hamlets men
lord ministries men
lord admirals men
lord chamberlains men
