Renaissance and Elizabethan Theatre Quiz

Named after the queen who ruled for a great part of it, the _____ or Renaissance period saw a rebirth of great comedy and drama.

• Elizabethan

• Victorian

• Grace

• Italian

To finance their endeavors and to maintain their reputations, Renaissance actors sought the patronage of:

• Writers

• Guilds

• Gypsies

• Noblemen

During the Renaissance period, _____ were prevented from acting for fear that it would cause immorality.

• Women

• Criminals

• Servants

• Noblemen

The Elizabethan writer who is credited for introducing blank verse and who wrote the "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" is:

• Ben Jonson

• Christopher Marlowe

• William Shakespeare

• Francis Beaumont

The bitter Elizabethan writer who got into trouble for writing whatever he felt was:

• Ben Jonson

• Christopher Marlowe

• William Shakespeare

• John Fletcher

Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?

• Volpone

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Othello

A poor man who wanted to attend a play by Marlowe, Jonson, or Shakespeare could stand in the "pit", the area in front of the stage. The people in this area were called:

• Penny Men

• Groundlings

• Standers

• Pitters

The Commedia Dell'Arte performances DID NOT include which of the following:

• Scripts

• Plots

• Sub-Plots

• Stock characters

The Commedia Dell'Arte plays were performed by traveling:

• companies

• lazzi

• burle

• zanni

In Commedia Dell'Arte, beautiful young lovers were called:

• Pantalone

• Il Capitano

• Inamorata

• Fontesca