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WorksheetsRenaissance and Elizabethan Theatre Quiz
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Named after the queen who ruled for a great part of it, the _____ or Renaissance period saw a rebirth of great comedy and drama.
Elizabethan
Victorian
Grace
Italian
To finance their endeavors and to maintain their reputations, Renaissance actors sought the patronage of:
Writers
Guilds
Gypsies
Noblemen
During the Renaissance period, _____ were prevented from acting for fear that it would cause immorality.
Women
Criminals
Servants
Noblemen
The Elizabethan writer who is credited for introducing blank verse and who wrote the "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" is:
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
Francis Beaumont
The bitter Elizabethan writer who got into trouble for writing whatever he felt was:
Ben Jonson
Christopher Marlowe
William Shakespeare
John Fletcher
Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?
Volpone
Hamlet
Macbeth
Othello
A poor man who wanted to attend a play by Marlowe, Jonson, or Shakespeare could stand in the "pit", the area in front of the stage. The people in this area were called:
Penny Men
Groundlings
Standers
Pitters
The Commedia Dell'Arte performances DID NOT include which of the following:
Scripts
Plots
Sub-Plots
Stock characters
The Commedia Dell'Arte plays were performed by traveling:
companies
lazzi
burle
zanni
In Commedia Dell'Arte, beautiful young lovers were called:
Pantalone
Il Capitano
Inamorata
Fontesca
In Commedia Dell'Arte, the flirtatious maidservant was the:
Pantalone
Il Capitano
Inamorata
Fontesca
In Commedia Dell'Arte the heroine's father was named:
Pantalone
Il Capitano
Inamorata
Fontesca
