17th & 18th Century Theatre

Who was the first woman to appear on a professional stage in England?

• Mary Pix

• Susannah Centlivre

• Margaret Hughes

• Aphra Behn

Masque of (a)   was performed in the royal court with the queen, Anne of Denmark, as a performer.

Who is best known for writing the play, "La Vida es Sueño", which translates to "Life is a Dream"?

• Lope de Vega

• Pierre Corneille

• Pedro Calderón de la Barca

• Susannah Centlivre

The "Female Wits" include all these women except:

• Mary Pix

• Margaret Hughes

• Catherine Trotter

•  Susannah Centlivre

What English period followed the Gray Puritan era, which included new indoor theaters, modeled after those in France, and a new generation of actors and *actresses?

*for the first time

• Renaissance period

• Enlightenment period

• Classical period

• Restoration period

True or False: Pedro Calderón de la Barca was Lope de Vega's successor.

• True

• False

A form of Japanese theatre that combines dramatic performance with traditional dance, and is still performed today.

• Kyōgen Theatre

• Jōruri Theatre

• Kabuki Theatre

• Bunraku Theatre

• True or False: Yellow cheeks indicated youthfulness and health, while red cheeks were age and illness.

• True

• False

Aphra Behn, most notably, wrote which of the following plays?

• The Rover; or The Banish'd Cavaliers

• Doctor Faustus

• • La Vida es Sueño

• As You Like it

• True or False: A Masque is a form of aristocratic entertainment that featured music, dance and unique costuming. 

• False

• True