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Renaissance and Elizabethan Theatre Quiz

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Named after the queen who ruled for a great part of it, the _____ or Renaissance period saw a rebirth of great comedy and drama.

a)

Elizabethan

b)

Victorian

c)

Grace

d)

Italian

2.

To finance their endeavors and to maintain their reputations, Renaissance actors sought the patronage of:

a)

Writers

b)

Guilds

c)

Gypsies

d)

Noblemen

3.

During the Renaissance period, _____ were prevented from acting for fear that it would cause immorality.

a)

Women

b)

Criminals

c)

Servants

d)

Noblemen

4.

The Elizabethan writer who is credited for introducing blank verse and who wrote the "Tragical History of Doctor Faustus" is:

a)

Ben Jonson

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Francis Beaumont

5.

The bitter Elizabethan writer who got into trouble for writing whatever he felt was:

a)

Ben Jonson

b)

Christopher Marlowe

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

John Fletcher

6.

Which of the following is not a Shakespearean play?

a)

Volpone

b)

Hamlet

c)

Macbeth

d)

Othello

7.

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:

a)

Penny Men

b)

Groundlings

c)

Standers

d)

Pitters

8.

The Commedia Dell'Arte performances DID NOT include which of the following:

a)

Scripts

b)

Plots

c)

Sub-Plots

d)

Stock characters

9.

The Commedia Dell'Arte plays were performed by traveling:

a)

companies

b)

lazzi

c)

burle

d)

zanni

10.

In Commedia Dell'Arte, beautiful young lovers were called:

a)

Pantalone

b)

Il Capitano

c)

Inamorata

d)

Fontesca

11.

In Commedia Dell'Arte, the flirtatious maidservant was the:

a)

Pantalone

b)

Il Capitano

c)

Inamorata

d)

Fontesca

12.

In Commedia Dell'Arte the heroine's father was named:

a)

Pantalone

b)

Il Capitano

c)

Inamorata

d)

Fontesca