How did the actors disappear and appear on stage?

With trapdoors and simple mechanisms

When and where was Shakespeare born?

23 April in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon

Why did the actors wear costumes?

To help the audience identify the characters

What did people believe in back then?

Religion, falklore, astrology and witchcraft

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1
Which currency was used in Shakespeare's time?
Silver and gold coins
copper coins
Rocks
Metal coins
2
How many of Shakespeare's plays had appeared in quarto by the years of his death in 1616?
6
10
18
15
3
The principle of alchemy is "one is all, all is one"
False
True
4
Who is at the top of the chain of being?
Queen
King
God
Angles
5
Who watched Shakespeare?
King James III
Christopher Columbus
Francis Drake
Queen Elizabeth I
6
How long did Shakespeare disappear from Stratford records?
10 years
3 years
7 years
5 years
7
How did the actors disappear and appear on stage?
They hid behind props
With trapdoors and simple mechanisms
They just walk of the stage
They were pushen off the stage
8
When and where was Shakespeare born?
23 April in 1564 in Stamford-upon-Avon
13 April in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon
23 April in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon
23 August in 1565 in Stratford-upon-Avon
9
How many children did Shakespeare have?
5
3
2
6
10
Why did the actors wear costumes?
Because they were forced to
Because it belongs on stage
To help the audience identify the characters
To help the characters identify themselves
11
What was the political system like in Shakespeare's time?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
parliamentary democracy
Democracy
12
Who played the animals in the plays?
Animals especially trained for this purpose
Women with masks
Crafted figures in the shape of animals
Men with masks
13
What was Shakespeare's religion?
Jewish
Hindu
Catholic
Atheist
14
What is a play of Shakespeare?
Nathan der Weise
Macbeth
Woyzeck
Kopenhagen
15
What did people believe in back then?
Religion, Astrology and witchcraft
Religion, folklore and astrology
Religion and witchcraft
Religion, falklore, astrology and witchcraft
16
Where were Shakespeare's first plays given?
London
Shoreditch
Cambridge
Stratford-upon-Avon
17
How many people fit into a playhouse?
1800
10000
20000
2500
18
What was the first playhouse in England?
Yellow stone
Red Tiger
Blue Lion
Red Lion
19
What is Shakespeare's theatre called?
Cold theatre
Globe theatre
Golden theatre
Stage theatre

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