Elizabethan/Shakespearean History Quiz

A period of rebirth and creativity in art, writing, and thought from about 1300 to 1600 A.D., beginning in Italy and eventually spreading throughout Europe.

• Renaissance
• Humanism
• arts
• patron

The Renaissance came after what period of time?

• Ancient

• Middle Ages

• Modern

• Post-Modern

Where were 15th century theaters built?

• inside the city

• outside of the city

• in churches

• in the country

The people who paid a penny to stand in the "Pit" at 16th and 17th century plays were called ___.

• la grange

• poppets

• groundlings

• intiates

Which playwright is considered the greatest in history?

• Aristophanes

• Ben Jonson

• William Shakespeare

• Christopher Marlowe

Who is the Elizabethan Era named after?

• Elizabeth Taylor

• Elizabeth Shakespeare

• Elizabeth of Rome

• Queen Elizabeth

Who played female roles in Elizabethan theatre?

• Young girls

• Young men

• Old women

• Anyone who wanted to

How many levels did the Globe Theatre have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Where were the poor people located in the Globe Theatre?

• The galleries

• The stage

• The bathroom

• The pit

The time period in which Shakespeare lived was called the

• Middle Ages

• Victorian Era

• Elizabethan Era