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WorksheetsElizabethan Theatre
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Female roles were always played by boys between the age of 6 ans 14
True
False
Theatre was only affordable by wealthier people
True
False
The first Globe was destroyed by a heavy storm
True
False
The audience was disorderly and hard to control
True
False
The frist playhouse was calles the Red Dragon
True
False
The spectators needed to use their imagination because there were no appropriate costumes and props
True
False
During whose reign did English drama come of age?
Elizabeth I
Victoria I
Henry V
Elizabeth II
Where did theater companies perform before the reign of Elizabeth I?
The Globe
in churches
open courtyards of inns
The Theater
Who built London's first theater?
William Shakespeare
Queen Elizabeth I
Sam Wanamaker
John Burbage
What was the name of the first theater?
The Octagon
The Globe
The Theater
The New Globe
What was the name of the theater rebuilt by Richard Burbage?
The Globe
The New Globe
The New Theater
The Big O
What was the fate of The Globe?
It became the most successful theater in London
It burned to the ground in an accidental fire
It was torn down by the government at the time
It closed due to low demand
What were people who stood in the pit of the Globe Theater called?
Mud boggers
Ground dwellers
Dirt people
Groundlings
How did the Globe Theater announce when a play was taking place?
The newspaper
The town crier
A flag
Social media
Why did theatre die out in 1942?
A civil war
The queen forbade it
The Revolutionary war
The Great Fire
Who is the first English comedic playwright?
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Tennessee Williams
Ben Jonson
Which playwright is considered the greatest in history?
Aristophanes
Ben Jonson
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Which of the following were NOT used in Elizabethan plays?
Music
Sound effects
Elaborate scenery
Fancy costumes
What is the roof over the stage in the Globe Theater called?
The Heavens
The Clouds
The Zodiac
The Pit
How many levels did the Globe Theatre have?
1
2
3
4
Shakespeare's theatre was called...
the O
the S
the Globe
the Planet
The theatre could contain...
hundreds of spectators
thousands of spectators
millions of spectators
It was cheap to attend a play.
wrong
right
People had the right to chat during the play
right
wrong
The theatre was situated...
within the town limits
outside the town limits
Which statements are correct?
A flag flew at the top of the roof during a performance
A curtain would open at the beginning of each performance
Night scenes were symbolised by a torch
The stage was large and could contain many actors
Anybody could be an actor
right
wrong
What is William Shakespeare's hometown?
London
Dublin
Manchester
Stratford on the Avon
What did Ben Jonson say about Shakespeare after Shakespeare’s death?
"He was the literal worst."
"I can't even."
"Macbeth was trash."
“He was not of an age, but for all time.”
Who was Shakespeare’s wife?
Anne Hathaway
Catherine The First
Meryl Streep
Mary, Queen of Scots
