WorksheetsLife and TImes of Shakespeare
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What information do we have on what The Globe originally looked like?
Looked like a globe.
Printed Panoramas, Written Accounts, Building Contracts, Descriptions in plays.
We have no information.
Shaped like a circle.
What happened to the Globe in 1597?
The theater reopened in its new location.
Cannons were fired at the Globe causing it to burn down.
The land owner refused to renew the lease on the land,
The Lord Chamberlain's Men established the Globe.
What two friends of Shakespeare published his works?
Ms. Candy and Ms. Darlene
Henry Heminge and John Condell
He had no friends.
Henry Condell and John Heminge
What was probably the first play performed at The Globe?
Julius Caesar
Romeo and Juliet
King Lear
Hamlet
What were some ingredients used in make-up at this time?
Chalk
Lead
Powdered Mouse Bones
All of the above
What is the actual title of the First Folio?
A Portfolio of the Works of Shakespeare
William Shakespeare's Plays
Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies
William Shakepeare's Works
What is Shakespeare’s nickname?
(a)
How many copies of the First Folio survive today?
302
268
157
233
What made a playhouse like The Globe different from an indoor theater?
It was outdoors
It featured a globe in the middle
It had a big yard that was open to the sky
It was the first theater to use tickets
What shape was the original Globe?
A 17 sided polygon
A sphere
A 20 sided polygon
An oval
