WorksheetsItalian and English Renaissance
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was the Globe Theater built?
a)
1590
b)
1599
c)
1799
d)
1699
2.
What was not a troupe during the Elizabethan era?
a)
Chamberlain's Men
b)
Henry's Men
c)
Admiral's Men
d)
King's Men
3.
Who played Female roles during plays?
a)
Elderly Men
b)
Young men
c)
Married Men
d)
Women
4.
What are playhouses?
a)
A house where plays were
b)
Indoor Arena
c)
Indoor theater
d)
Outdoor theater
5.
Shakespeare's birthplace
a)
Stratford upon Avon
b)
Holy Trinity Church
c)
Southwark
d)
Thames
6.
Shakespeare's wife's name
a)
The King's Company
b)
Judith Hathaway
c)
Anne Hathaway
7.
Number of plays Shakespeare wrote
a)
20
b)
17
c)
37
8.
Audience members who stood in the pit
a)
Urchins
b)
Groundlings
c)
The King's Company
9.
Used to announce performances at The Globe to public
a)
Raised the flag on top of the hut
b)
Announced it with a speaker
c)
Stood by the front door
10.
Year of Shakespeare's first appearance in London
a)
1600
b)
1592
c)
1575
11.
Commedia Dell'Arte began in which country?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
12.
A character that follows a stereotype so that they are easily recognisable to the audience is called a...
a)
Troupe
b)
Lazzi
c)
Stock Character
d)
Canavaccia
13.
This stock character is a greedy, hook-nosed master.
a)
Il Dottore
b)
Il Capitano
c)
Pantalone
d)
Zanni
14.
This stock character is a satire for the Military who only pretends to be brave.
a)
Il Dottore
b)
Il Capitano
c)
Pantalone
d)
Zanni
15.
This group of stock characters are the lovers, also called the first and second actors.
a)
Zanni
b)
Inammorati
c)
Vecci
d)
Columbini
16.
This zanni is also called Harlequin. He is playful like a monkey.
a)
Pedrolino
b)
Zanni
c)
Arlecchino
d)
Brighella
17.
This zanni loves Arlecchino and acts as a mother to the other Zanni.
a)
Flavia
b)
Octavia
c)
Auriela
d)
Columbina
18.
Well rehearsed bits of commedy within a scene like swordfights, chases, or daring escapes were called...
a)
Canavaccio
b)
Commedio
c)
Petruchia
d)
Lazzi
19.
What is a bit of rehearsed comic action in Commedia dell’ Arte?
a)
Lasso
b)
Lazzi
c)
Lassie
d)
Maserati
20.
This character always wears red pants and is very greedy.
a)
Pantalone
b)
Il Dottore
c)
Arlechinno
d)
Lazzi
21.
This female character was always performed unmasked and is part of the Inammorati.
a)
Amarosa
b)
Amaroso
c)
Leviosa
d)
Levioso
22.
Renaissance means rebirth
a)
True
b)
False
23.
A Commedia "Scenario" is what?
a)
A plot outline
b)
Scripted words to perform
c)
Completely Improvised in the moment
d)
A Character
24.
What is the group of servants called?
a)
The Innamorati
b)
The Zanni
c)
The Harlequinos
d)
The Masters
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