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Elizabethan Theatre History + Shakespeare

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who lived in great houses?

a)

Farmers

b)

Royalty and Nobility

c)

Upperclass, doctors, and buisnessmen

d)

Merchants and craftsmen

2.

What color was worn by royalty and nobility?

a)

Gold

b)

Purple

c)

Blue

d)

Green

3.

Which is a snack food from the Elizabethan time period?

a)

Fish and chips

b)

Pretzels

c)

Manchet bread

d)

Pizza

4.

What is the name of the embroidered vest-like shirt worn by me in the Elizabethan era?

a)

Chiton

b)

Pantalones

c)

Chemise

d)

Jerkin

5.

Actors in the Elizabethan time period were not legitimate unless they were sponsored by nobility.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Actors in the Elizabethan era were...

a)

Men only

b)

Women only

c)

Both men and women

7.

Dancing was a popular activity during the Elizabethan era.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Check off all who were playwrights during the Elizabethan time period.

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

Sophocles

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Ben Jonson

e)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

9.

What three genres did Shakespeare write in?

a)

Comedy, Tragedy, Drama

b)

Tragedy, History, Comedy

c)

Romance, History, Musical

d)

History, Tragedy, Drama

10.

What type of stage was in the Globe Theatre?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Found

11.

How many levels of seating were in the theater?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

12.

What was the name for the audience members who paid one penny to pay to stand in the pit and watch the show?

a)

The pit

b)

Peasants

c)

Groundlings

d)

Lord Chamberlain's Men

13.

During the Elizabethan era, it was popular to have pale skin (almost white) and red hair.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who are the main character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream?

a)

Theseus and Hippolyta

b)

Lysander, Hermia, Helena, and Demetrius

c)

Puck and Titania

d)

Peter Quince and Oberon

15.

In which genre can you find Hamlet?

a)

History

b)

Tragedy

c)

Comedy

d)

Romance

16.

What is William Shakespeare's hometown?

a)

London

b)

Dublin

c)

Manchester

d)

Stratford on the Avon

17.

When is Shakespeare's birthday?

a)

April 23, 1564

b)

April 3, 1564

c)

April 23, 1616

d)

No one knows

18.

In which genre does A Midsummer Night's Dream belong?

a)

History

b)

Tragedy

c)

Comedy

d)

Romance

19.

Who is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time?

a)

Christopher Marlowe

b)

Queen Elizabeth I

c)

Richard Burbidge

d)

William Shakespeare

20.

Shakespeare's plays were not published until after his death. What was the collection originally titled?

a)

The Complete Works of Shakespeare

b)

The First Folio

c)

The Complete Folio of Shakspeare

d)

Shakespeare's Plays