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WorksheetsElizabethan Drama Notes Check
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did touring acting companies perform?
a)
Inn courtyards
b)
Theaters
c)
Palaces
d)
Small purchased shops
2.
In Elizabethan England, the public viewed actors ____.
a)
Positively
b)
Negatively
c)
Neutrally
d)
Reverently
3.
Men and women both acted in plays during Shakespeare's time.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Who built the first permanent theater in England?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
King James I
c)
Queen Elizabeth I
d)
James Burbage
5.
The boards of James Burbage's theater were later used to build ____.
a)
a castle
b)
Westminister Abbey
c)
the Globe theatre
d)
Downton Abbey
6.
The Globe Theater is . . .
a)
the first theater ever constructed in England.
b)
Shakespeare's personal theater.
c)
where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed.
d)
the most famous theater ever built.
7.
Much of our knowledge of the Globe's design comes from _____.
a)
Blueprints
b)
Architectural notes
c)
Shakespeare's plays
d)
Letters
8.
What was the first play performed in the Globe?
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Romeo and Juliet
d)
Henry V
9.
What was the last play performed in the original Globe?
a)
Julius Ceasar
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Romeo and Juliet
d)
Henry V
10.
What event marked the end of Shakespeare's career?
a)
The opening night of Henry VIII
b)
The burning of the Globe Theater
c)
The tearing down of James Burbage's theater
d)
The beginning of King James I's reign
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