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1
What kind of world does the great chain presuppose
heliocentric
geocentric
egocentric
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Where was Shakespeare during his "lost years"
In Stratford with his family
In Lancaster as a teacher
On the road with the Queen's Men
3
Who would have been the audience for plays in Shakespeare's time?
Royalty
Commoners
merchants
The nobility
4
Where did Shakespeare go when he retired?
Stratford
Elsinore
Florence
London
5
In what year was Shakespeare born?
1616
1664
1564
1516
6
What was the name of Shakespeare's acting company when they built the Globe?
Lady Chamberlain's Men
King's Men
Queen's Men
Lord Chamberlain's Men
7
Who was Shakespeare's wife?
Elizabeth Seton
Mary Tudor
Anne Hathaway
Emilia Lanier
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What role did women in Shakespeare's theatre?
characters
audience
writers
actors
9
Who ruled England during most of Shakespeare's life?
Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I
Henry VIII
James I
10
Where did Shakespeare first live in London?
South Bank
Chelsea
Battersea
Shoreditch
11
In what kind of illegal trade was Shakespeare's father involved?
slaves
wool
gloves
whiskey
12
Which of the following sometimes forced the theatres to close (in Shakespeare's day)?
Plague
Puritans
Small Pox
Rebellion
13
Which of the following is not a type of play written by Shakespeare?
romance
history
miracle play
comedy
14
What was the official religion in England during Shakespeare's lifetime?
Catholicism
Judaism
Protestantism
Puritanism
15
Which of Shakespeare's character's names is closest to that of one of his children?
Iago
Henry
Hamlet
Macbeth
16
Who was Shakespeare's first patron?
Ferdinando Stanley
Queen Elizabeth
Thomas Hoghton
17
Which of the following is NOT directly associated with Shakespeare's father?
Glove making
Acting
Selling wool
local politics
18
The great chain of being was a flexible system.
True
False
19
When were plays performed at the Globe?
only on weekdays
only on weekends
only during the afternoon
only at night
20
Which of the following was a element of the Globe theatre?
Arched roof
curtains in front of stage
velvet seats
stalls for standing
21
Why did he join the Queen's Men
They came to his hometown
He wanted to get away from his family
He was a protestant supporter
Because they needed an actor
22
Which of the following was most subject to censorship in Shakespeare's day?
language
sex
violence
politics
23
What did Puritans think of plays?
They believed plays spread plague
They believed them to be subversive
They enjoyed them more than other religious people
24
What role does the king have in the great chain?
He is not legitimate because only god can rule
He is god's anointed representative
He is above the angels
25
Does the great chain support social mobility?
No
Yes
