Worksheets17th & 18th Century Theatre
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who was the first woman to appear on a professional stage in England?
Mary Pix
Susannah Centlivre
Margaret Hughes
Aphra Behn
Masque of (a) was performed in the royal court with the queen, Anne of Denmark, as a performer.
Who is best known for writing the play, "La Vida es Sueño", which translates to "Life is a Dream"?
Lope de Vega
Pierre Corneille
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Susannah Centlivre
The "Female Wits" include all these women except:
Mary Pix
Margaret Hughes
Catherine Trotter
Susannah Centlivre
What English period followed the Gray Puritan era, which included new indoor theaters, modeled after those in France, and a new generation of actors and *actresses?
*for the first time
Renaissance period
Enlightenment period
Classical period
Restoration period
True or False: Pedro Calderón de la Barca was Lope de Vega's successor.
True
False
A form of Japanese theatre that combines dramatic performance with traditional dance, and is still performed today.
Kyōgen Theatre
Jōruri Theatre
Kabuki Theatre
Bunraku Theatre
True or False: Yellow cheeks indicated youthfulness and health, while red cheeks were age and illness.
True
False
Aphra Behn, most notably, wrote which of the following plays?
The Rover; or The Banish'd Cavaliers
Doctor Faustus
La Vida es Sueño
As You Like it
True or False: A Masque is a form of aristocratic entertainment that featured music, dance and unique costuming.
False
True
