Elizabethan Drama & Shakespeare

The first playhouse in London to be built was called

• The Theatre

• The Globe

• The Rose

• The Swan

Before building permanent playhouses, shows were performed on movable charts called

• wagons

• pageants

• performing stages

• platforms

Which of the following is NOT one of the "great tragedies" by Shakespeare

• King Lear

• Romeo and Juliet

• Othello

• Hamlet

In the "Chain of Being", which represents the Elizabethan world vision, at the bottom of the chain you can find

• man

• animals

• minerals

• angels

Mark which of the following is NOT true about the character of Polonius (Hamlet)

• He is the King's counselor

• He is Ophelia's father

• He is Laertes' father

• He is Hamlet's uncle

Say which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about Shakespeare's HISTORICAL PLAYS

• They are influenced by Machiavelli

• They include the figure of the tragic hero

• They are a homage to the Tudor dynasty

• They are about English history

Which of the following is NOT an example of HISTORICAL PLAY?

• RICHARD II

• RICHARD III

• KING LEAR

• HENRY V

Where were theatres in London built?

• on the north back of the Thames

• on the south bank of the Thames

• in the city centre

• near the monarch's residence

The area were the audience stood in Elizabethan playhouses was called......

• the stage

• the balcony

• the pit

• the galleries

When was Shakespeare's theatre built?

• In 1576

• in 1598

• in 1603

• in 1613