Why did Queen Elizabeth not want plays to be religious?

plays should be entertaining and not cause fighting

the theater during Shakespeare's time

loud, minimal props and scenery and used only male actors

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1
Theatre where most of Shakespeare's plays were perfomed
the Lyceum
the Orpheum
the Regal
the Globe
2
Shakespeare's wife was named
Anne Hathaway
Juliet Capulette
Amy Hunter
Shannon Shakespeare
3
the poor who stood to watch play performances were called
groundlings
low class
lawn seat people
the mosh pit
4
Who was a great supporter of the theater?
Shakespeare's mother
Lord Byron
The King of France
Queen Elizabeth
5
Why did Queen Elizabeth not want plays to be religious?
plays should be entertaining and not cause fighting
she did not like plays or religion
plays were too long already
there was already too much religion in the world
6
Where was Shakespeare born and buried?
San Diego
Verona Italy
Stratford Upon Avon
London
7
Shakespeare invented how many words?
over 5000
over 1700
150
under 100
8
Shakespeare's acting troupe
King Charles' Men
The Shakespeare Troupe
The Queen's Actors
Lord Chamberlain's Men
9
What time of day were play performed?
at sunrise
after dinner
late at night
in the afternoon
10
Why did theaters close in 1592?
they ran out of money
Shakespeare quit
the Bubonic Plague
there were no actors
11
What did girls who were lucky enough to go to school learn?
Greek and Latin
housekeeping
art and literature
math and science
12
Renaissance means
a time of death and dying
a time of rebirth and renewal
going against the church
to violate copyrite laws
13
Why did most plays not get printed?
people did not know how to make copies
there were no copright laws
they had no paper
theater owners owned the plays
14
what was significant about Shakespeare's birth and death date?
they were celebrated all over England
They were exactly 20 years apart
there is no significance
they were on the same day
15
While theaters were closed what did Shakespeare write?
movie scripts
romance novels
songs
sonnets
16
the most important invention of this time period
frozen chicken
cars
the printing press
electric lights
17
The 2 major religions during Elizabethan times
Christian and Judaism
Protestant and Catholic
Muslim and Christian
Hinduism and Protestant
18
What happened when an audience did not like a play?
they left the theater
they sat quietly and finished watching
they booed, and threw food
they wrote bad reviews on Yelp
19
What happened to the original Globe theater?
it is still standing
the roof caved in
it burned down
it collapsed during a packed performance
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the theater during Shakespeare's time
performed private religion based shows for the king
loud, minimal props and scenery and used only male actors
had elaborate sets and scenery, were only performed at night
used only child actors, and was only for the rich

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