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WorksheetsElizabethan theatre
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
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 frist playhouse was calles the Red Dragon
True
False
What's the first theatre established in London in 1576?
The Globe
The Theatre
The Swan
The Rose
The (a) is the uncovered space around the stage where the audience stands.
The elizabethan playhouses were made of...
stone
concrete
wood
The elizabethan audience was...
polite and silent
noisy and loud
The audience is also called...
(a)
The Elizabethan playhouses did not have any artificial lighting.
True
False
Male actors playing female roles were called...
(a)
In Masques characters are usually gods and goddesses of classical mythology or personifications of human virtues.
True
False
Elizabethan theatre ends with Elizabeth's death.
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
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 did Sam Wanamaker build four centuries after the destruction of The Globe?
The Globe Museum
The Modern Elizabethan Theater
A memorial for Shakespeare called The New Globe
A replica called The New Globe
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
Select ALL topics that were censored in plays.
Violence
Religion
Dirty jokes
Politics
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
Who introduced blank verse?
William Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Francis Beaumont
Christopher Marlowe
What is the roof over the stage in the Globe Theater called?
The Heavens
The Clouds
The Zodiac
The Pit
Which play was NOT written by William Shakespeare?
Hamlet
Taming of the Shrew
Dr. Faustus
Romeo and Juliet
How many levels did the Globe Theatre have?
1
2
3
4
Where were the poor people located in the Globe Theatre?
The galleries
The stage
The bathroom
The pit
Where did the middle class sit in the Globe Theatre?
The pit
The orchestra
Onstage
The galleries
Who built London's first theatre?
William Shakespeare
Sam Wanamaker
Queen Elizabeth I
John Burbage
