Shakespeare and the Renaissance

Who took over the reign after Elizabeth I?

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Elizabeth I

Where were many of Shakespeare’s plays first performed?

• The Theater

• The Globe

• Groundlings

• The Church

Who was responsible for creating the printing press?

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Elizabeth I

What were people who stood to watch Renaissance plays called?

• Groundlings

• Catholics

• Monarchs

• Actors

What was the very first theater in London?

• The Globe

• The Theater

• The Church

• The Palace

Who was the monarch that first supported Shakespeare and theater?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

Who broke with the church of his time to create a new church?

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Elizabeth I

What was the dominant religion in England until a certain king wanted an annulment from his wife?

• Protestantism

• Catholicism

• Lutheranism

• Calvinism

Which monarch established the Church of England?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry VIII

• Mary I

• James I

Which invention greatly contributed to the spread of Renaissance ideas?

• The compass

• The telescope

• The printing press

• The steam engine