Theatre Semester 2 Exam

In the play, A Doll's House, what is Nora's secret?

• She cheated on her husband with Krogstad

• She forged her father's signature on a loan to save her husband's life

• She cheated on her husband with Dr. Rank

• She borrowed money from her father to save her husband's life

In the play, A Doll's House, why did Nora need her father's signature on the loan?

• She is unable to borrow money openly because she is a woman

• She was not old enough to take out a loan

• The bank required a co-signer for bigger loans

• Torvald told her it was not the wife's place to save her husband

By what year was Shakespeare well known as an actor in London?

• 1592

• 1585

• 1600

• 1616

How many sonnets did Shakespeare write?

• 154 sonnets

• 100 sonnets

• 200 sonnets

• 50 sonnets

What was the primary home for Shakespeare’s acting company?

• The Globe Theatre

• The Rose Theatre

• The Swan Theatre

• The Curtain Theatre

When was the Globe Theatre built?

• 1599

• 1605

• 1613

• 1620

What year was the new Globe Theatre built?

• 1989

• 1995

• 1997

• 2000

How many actors were used to play 18 roles in one troupe (cast) in most of Shakespeare's plays?

• 5 actors

• 7 actors

• 10 actors

• 12 actors

Young boys in Shakespeare's plays were cast in female roles until they began ______.

• shaving
• growing taller

• developing deeper voices

• losing interest

Costumes in Shakespeare's plays reflected a character's role in terms of:

• their social status

• their personality

• their profession

• all of the above