Medieval and Renaissance Theater History

What is Shakespeare's definition of tragedy?

• the stories of marriages between the unmarried characters

• the tales of suffering and calamity conducting to death

• the biographies of English kings

• the stories of talking animals and inanimate objects

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What is Shakespeare's definition of history?

• the stories of marriages between the unmarried characters

• the tales of suffering and calamity conducting to death

• the biographies of English kings

• the stories of talking animals and inanimate objects

It is the theater where many of the great plays of William Shakespeare were first performed.

• The Smart

• The Globe

• The TNT

• The PLDT

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What makes Renaissance literature different from Medieval and Old English literature?

• It revolved around Christianity and chivalry.

• It focused on the progress of arts and sciences.

• It reflected war, conquest, and bravery.

• It was meant to teach values reformation.

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Eventually, Shakespeare's acting company bought a new theater that was covered so they could perform at night and in cold weather. What was it called?

• The Blackfriars

• The Lion's Den

• The Theater

• The Thames

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What was the name of Shakespeare's open-air theater where plays were performed?

• The Theatre

• The Big House

• The Wells Fargo Center

• The Globe

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Shakespeare helped to build this theater and staged most of his plays there.

• The Whitefriar

• The Rose

• The Swan

• The Globe 

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What theater is Shakespeare associated with?

• Rose

• Royale

• Verona

• Globe

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Shakespeare's plays were primarily performed in which theater?

• The Royal Theater

• The Globe Theater

• The National Theater

• The London Theater

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What is the name of Shakespeare's most famous theater?

• Globe Theatre

• Bard's Stage

• Stratford Theatre

• Shakespearean Playhouse

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