1. The groundlings were...

Audience members who had to stand on the floor

was an infectious disease spread by rats

7. Plays and theatres were...

Blamed for spreading the plague and crime

6. Actors learnt their part by...

Being given a section of the play with just their part on it

10. A cutpurse was...

A thief who would cut the purses from the belts of the audience members

4. Shakespeare was a shareholder in the Globe. This meant:

He had shares in the success of the company and the theatre

2. How did the audience know the play was going to start?

An actor would shout from the stage

8. Going to the theatre cost...

1 penny for a groundling to stand

5. The puritans were...

Strict protestants who were against the theatres

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1. The groundlings were...
The land the theatre was built upon
Audience members who had to stand on the floor
The pillars used on stage that connected with the ground
2
A playwright is the...
The person who would prompt the actors if they forgot their lines
The person who checked the play for any problems
The director of the play
The author of the play
3
9. The plague...
was an infectious disease spread by rats
was not contagious
was only found in London because of the presence of the theatres
4
7. Plays and theatres were...
Only open on Tuesdays
Banned by the rulers of the day
Enjoyed by everyone in society
Blamed for spreading the plague and crime
5
6. Actors learnt their part by...
Being given a copy of the whole play for them to use
Being sent a playscript one week before the actual performance
Being given a section of the play with just their part on it
Being told their lines by word-of-mouth
6
10. A cutpurse was...
A fashion item in Elizabethan times
A bargain
A thief who would cut the purses from the belts of the audience members
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4. Shakespeare was a shareholder in the Globe. This meant:
He could sell spare seats in performances to friends
He was the spare actor who might take part at the last minute
He had shares in the success of the company and the theatre
8
2. How did the audience know the play was going to start?
A trumpet was sounded
An actor would shout from the stage
An actor should shout from the audience crowd
They would check their watch and the time written on their tickets
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8. Going to the theatre cost...
Nothing at all
2 pennies for a groundling to stand
1 penny for a groundling to stand
50 pence to stand and 1 pound for a seat
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5. The puritans were...
People who liked to wash their hands before entering the theatre
Theatre fans
People who prefer reading the scripts to watching the plays
Strict protestants who were against the theatres

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