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Medieval Theatre and the Renaissance

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Church services were held in Latin, and everyone could understand.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The church felt drama was barbaric and evil during the early medieval period.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A Renaissance Form of Theatre focused on simple characters with masks.

a)

Morality Plays

b)

Cycle Plays

c)

Commedia Dell'Arte

d)

Elizabethan Theatre

4.

A medieval style of theatre that taught Morals and Lessons through a contemporary lens.

a)

Morality Plays

b)

Cycle Plays

c)

Commedia Dell'Arte

d)

Elizabethan Theatre

5.

A Character that thinks they know everything, but really understands nothing.

a)

Harlequin

b)

The Doctor

c)

Magnifico

d)

Pantalone

6.

An old, miserly character. Cares only about money.

a)

Harlequin

b)

The Doctor

c)

Magnifico

d)

Pantalone

7.

The word for a low-class person who paid only a penny to see an Elizabethan Play.

a)

Penny Dreadfuls

b)

Groundlings

c)

Mud Toilers

d)

Elizabeth I

8.

What does the French term, Renaissance, mean in English?

a)

Repeat

b)

Rebirth

c)

Revenue

d)

Reign

9.
Where is Shakespeare from?
a)
Stratford-upon-Avon, England
b)
Stratford, Canada
c)
London, England
d)
Verona, Italy
10.
Why is the roof of the Globe Theatre open?
a)
to provide light for the plays
b)
to air out the plague
c)
to clean out the theater after the messy guests
d)
for acoustics
11.

What style of acting was Commedia Dell'Arte?

a)

Monologues

b)

Musicals

c)

Improvisation

d)

Pantomime

12.

Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?

a)

Kings

b)

Mimes

c)

The Church

13.

Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?

a)

Novels

b)

The Bible

c)

Both

14.

Mark the types of plays Shakespeare wrote

a)

Science fiction

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragedy

d)

History

15.

What is the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

a)

The Royal Theatre

b)

The London Theatre

c)

The Globe Theatre

d)

Shakespeare's Theatre

16.
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
17.
Unlike most playwrights of his time, Shakespeare also worked as an?
a)
postal worker
b)
comedian
c)
woman
d)
actor
18.
Shakespeare died on?
a)
Mother's Day
b)
Father's Day
c)
His Birthday
d)
His Anniversary
19.

Apart from Blood and Phlegm, what were the other two Humours in the Theory of 4 Humours?

a)

Red Bile and Yellow Bile

b)

Black Bile and Yellow Bile

c)

Yellow Bile and Red Bile

d)

Grey Bile and Green Bilev

20.

It is very likely that Christopher Marlowe was employed by the government of Queen Elizabeth as a

a)

merchant for the international spice trade

b)

courtier

c)

royal court jester

d)

a spy against English Catholics conspiring to overthrow Queen Elizabeth's Protestant rule

21.

The great period of Elizabethan drama was launched by this invention of Christopher Marlowe's

a)

sonnet

b)

elegy

c)

rhymed iambic pentameter

d)

blank verse