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WorksheetsTheatre history project
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
This represented the peak of the English Renaissance and saw the flowering of poetry, music, and literature.
Golden age
Middle age
Bronze age
Iron age
The queen who ruled during the Elizabethan era.
Queen Mary I
Lady Jane Grey
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
Why might William Shakespeare still be important now?
Williams Shakespeare was the only play writer who had interesting plays
William Shakespeare created lots of vocabulary words we still use today, and his plays are still being taught in schools
William Shakespeare was really rich and his money is very important
William Shakespeare was the king of England
When was The Globe Theatre built?
1599
1699
1676
2013
What caused The Globe Theatre to close down?
The shortage of actors
The Plague
Shakespeare wasn't there
The shortage of equipment
What was the name of the period in European history from 1300's-1600's when technological and scientific advancements occurred?
Age of Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
Renaissance
The Awakening
What shape were there stages
Round
Square
All of the above
Octagonal
What were the most important plays write by
Christopher Marlow
John Fletcher
Shakespeare
Thomas Middleton
How is Shakespeare connected to the Globe Theatre?
He built it
His company founded it
He owns it
He lived there
This was Elizabeth's sister who persecuted Protestants
Anne Boleyn
Mary
Anne Hathaway
Lady Macbeth
This often caused theaters to shut down during the 1500's:
the plague
the flu
the corona virus
tuberculosis
Without Queen Elizabeth...
Women would be able to vote
Children could choose to raise in class through education
the theaters would be closed
Women could choose their own husbands
Did the Globe theatre burn to the ground in 1612?
Yes
No
What play was NOT performed in the theatres?
Romeo and Juliet
Macbeth
Hamlet
Seize the Knight
