Quiz on Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

What was the primary function of the Globe Theatre in Shakespeare's time?

• To serve as a royal court

• To host bear-baiting contests

Which religious movement influenced Shakespeare's time and works?

• The Enlightenment

• Puritanism

• Lutheran Reformation

• The Crusades

Who would typically sponsor theatrical companies during the Elizabethan era?

• Merchants

• Nobility

• The clergy

• Foreign dignitaries

Which character is an example of a woman who defies societal norms in Shakespeare's plays?

• Ophelia in Hamlet

• Lady Macbeth in Macbeth

• Miranda in The Tempest

• Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

How did playwrights during Shakespeare's time deal with censorship?

• By avoiding controversial topics

• By writing exclusively religious texts

• By embedding political and religious commentary within the plays

• By focusing only on historical events

This person wrote Romeo and Juliet

• Shakespeare

• Cervantes

• Isabella I

• Da Vinci

Elizabeth I was a ________who ushered in the Tudor Golden Age in England.

• Catholic Queen

• Protestant Queen