Intro to Shakespeare

The time of increased intellectual activity in the 1500's is known as--

• the Journey
• the End Times
• the Renaissance
• the Apocalypse

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The Renaissance movement began in the 14th century in ---

• the United States
• Germany
• France
• Italy

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Shakespeare began writing during the time of --

• King James
• Queen Victoria I
• King Louis XIV
• Queen Elizabeth I

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The time of Queen Elizabeth I's reign in England is known as the --

• Elizabethan Age
• Age of Wisdom
• Victorian Age
• Age of Poetry

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In the 1590's, Shakespeare joined a theater company called the --

• SNL Players
• Theatre Group
• Lord Chamberlain's Men
• Wilt Chamberlain's Team

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Which European city had the most theaters by the end of the 1590's?

• London
• Moscow
• New York
• Madrid

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Shakespeare's plays appealed to all people, especially the ---

• children
• wealthy merchants
• European princes
• common people

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In 1599, Shakespeare became a shareholder in what theater?

• Santikos
• Cinemark
• The Globe
• The Queen's

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Approximately how many people could fit in the Globe Theatre?

• 20
• 100
• 3,000
• 20,000

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If you went to an Elizabethan theater, you had to use your --

• imagination
• credit card
• street smarts
• savings