Theatre History 2

What does Renaissance mean?

• rebirth

• the beginning

• the end

• to be born

France was the birthplace of the Renaissance.

• True

• False

What type of scenery did the Italians develop?

• 2-dimensional

• realistic

• 3-dimensional

• fantasy

What developed out of the elaborate Italian productions?

• Improve

• Mime

• Opera

• musicals

Who's costume looked like a patchwork quilt?

• Joker

• Mime

• Jester

• Harlequin

Who was the most famous French playwright?

• Moliere

• De Vega

• Shakespeare

• Harlequin

What Spanish playwright wrote over 700 plays?

• Moliere

• De Vega

• Shakespeare

• Harlequin

What name is given to the English Renaissance?

• Shakespearean Age

• Elizabethan Age

• Commedia dell' art

• Middle Ages

Who is the most famous English playwright?

• Moliere

• De Vega

• Shakespeare

• Harlequin

In 1699 Shakespeare and his partners built the Globe Theatre.

• True

• False