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Globe Theatre

Globe Theatre

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English

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Joseph Anderson

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3 Slides • 20 Questions

1

Playhouses/Globe Theatre


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2

Multiple Choice

Who was James Burbage?

1

Banana

2

An Elizabethan actor/entrepreneur

3

A poet

4

A playwriter

3

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the first permanent theatre in England, built by James Burbage?

1

The Globe Theatre

2

The Great Theatre

3

The Theatre

4

Burbage’s Theatre

4

Multiple Choice

What did The Theatre look like?

1

A Spanish Amphitheatre

2

A wooden stage set up in front of wooden chairs

3

A small Roman Amphitheatre

4

A small building with a roof

5

Multiple Choice

True or False: James Burbage’s son Richard Burbage played in some of Shakespeare’s plays.

1

True

2

False

6

Multiple Choice

Why were theaters built outside the city walls?

1

There wasn’t enough room in the city

2

Authorities thought they were disruptive and crime infested

3

It was easier to find construction materials outside the city walls, so they built theaters there for convenience

4

Most of the actors lived outside the city walls.

7

Multiple Choice

True or False: The two types of theaters are: outdoor and small.

1

True

2

False

8

Multiple Choice

Theaters were normally built with:

1

Bricks

2

Carbon dioxide

3

Bananas

4

Wood

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10

Multiple Choice

Theaters usually held up to ____ people.

1

500

2

1,000

3

2,000

4

3,000

11

Multiple Choice

True or False: Acting companies typically built their own theatres.

1

True

2

False

12

Multiple Choice

Why were plays normally performed during the daytime and afternoon instead of the evening?

1

Audiences were more available during the daytime because evening designated for eating dinner with families.

2

Actors didn’t like performing during the evening.

3

The outdoor theatres didn’t have artificial lighting, so they needed to perform before the sun went down.

4

Authorities were less likely to interfere with the play during the evening.

13

Multiple Choice

How did the Globe Theatre burn down?

1

Bananas attacked the building

2

Accidently set on fire

3

Someone purposely burned it down

4

It didn't burn down

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15

Multiple Choice

How long did it take for the Globe theatre to burn down?

1

within seconds

2

30 mins

3

1hr

4

500 years

16

Multiple Choice

True or False: James Burgage's sons, Cuthburt and Richard, built the Globe Theatre?

1

True

2

False

17

Multiple Choice

True or False: England Civil War caused the Globe Theatre to close in 1640s?

1

True

2

False

18

Multiple Choice

When was the modern Globe Theatre opened and what is the name for the new Globe Theatre?

1

1957, Globe Theatre II

2

1967, Globe Theatre

3

1977, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

4

1997, Shakespeare’s Globe

19

Multiple Choice

How much did it cost to attend Shakespeare's plays?

1

1,000 pounds

2

1 - 2 shillings

3

1 - 2 pound

4

1 - 6 pennies

20

Multiple Choice

The Globe theatre had a central area where there was no cover. What type of audience would watch from here?

1

actors

2

poor

3

wealthy

4

none of the above

21

Multiple Choice

True or False: Like today, audiences were not allowed to walk around, eat, or drink during the play.

1

True

2

False

22

Multiple Choice

True or False: It was normal for audiences to cheer, boo, and occasionally chuck objects at the performers.

1

True

2

False

23

Multiple Choice

True or False: There were often fights that broke out during the plays

1

True

2

False

Playhouses/Globe Theatre


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