WorksheetsTheatre History 2
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What does Renaissance mean?
rebirth
the beginning
the end
to be born
France was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
True
False
What type of scenery did the Italians develop?
2-dimensional
realistic
3-dimensional
fantasy
What developed out of the elaborate Italian productions?
Improve
Mime
Opera
musicals
Who's costume looked like a patchwork quilt?
Joker
Mime
Jester
Harlequin
Who was the most famous French playwright?
Moliere
De Vega
Shakespeare
Harlequin
What Spanish playwright wrote over 700 plays?
Moliere
De Vega
Shakespeare
Harlequin
What name is given to the English Renaissance?
Shakespearean Age
Elizabethan Age
Commedia dell' art
Middle Ages
Who is the most famous English playwright?
Moliere
De Vega
Shakespeare
Harlequin
In 1699 Shakespeare and his partners built the Globe Theatre.
True
False
The Thames was the name of the London suburb in which the Globe Theatre was built.
True
False
The London citizens would know the theatre was open when the owners raised flags.
True
False
The Thames is the name of the river near the Globe Theatre.
True
False
The audience members who stood in the pits were called the groundlings.
True
False
The Globe Theatre did not have a thatched roof.
True
False
What was the name given to the roof over the stage?
Roof
Sky
Clouds
Heavens
What was cut into the main stage floor?
Trap Door
Inner-above
Inner-below
Small Balconies
What was the name of the small room in the back of the main balcony?
trap door
heavans
inner-above
inner-below
What was the name of the small room in the back of the main stage?
heavens
trap door
inner below
inner above
What was located above on both sides of the main stage?
inner-bellow
inner- above
small balconies
heavens
What was Moliere’s real name?
Jean-Poquelin Baptiste
William Shakespeare
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
Moliere Poquelin
What position did Moliere’s father hold?
cobbler
upholsterer
policeman
actor
What did Moliere’s father want him to become?
upholsterer
lawyer
actor
cobler
Whom did Moliere marry?
Armande Bejart
Anne Hathaway
Sara Thomas
Jean-Baptiste
What was the name of Moliere's theater company?
The King's Men
Theatre Illustre
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The Blackfriars
Moliere rented and indoor tennis court for his early performances?
True
False
Moliere and his company performed in the countryside for 20 years.
True
False
To where did the troupe return and receive its greatest fame?
London
Italy
Paris
Rome
What form, other than prose, did Moliere use when writing his plays?
verse
lyrical
realistic
paragraph
What type of invalid was the title of one of Moliere’s plays?
Dramatic
Unknown
Awakening
Imaginary
What town was the birthplace of William Shakespeare?
London
Paris
Stratford-upon-Avon
Rome
What was Shakespeare's father’s occupation?
glove maker
cobbler
upholsterer
lawyer
What was the name of William Shakespeare’s wife?
Armande Bejart
Sara Thomas
Anne Hathaway
Jean-Baptiste
What was the name of Shakespeare’s son?
Hamnet
Hamlet
Shakespeare Jr.
Moliere
What year did Shakespeare first appear in records in London?
1692
1962
1592
1562
What was the name of Shakespeare’s troupe?
The Blackfriars
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
Theatre Illustre
What was the name of Shakespeare’s troupe under the reign of King James I?
The Blackfriars
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
Theatre Illustre
What was the name of Shakespeare’s indoor theater?
The Blackfriars
The Lord Chamberlain's Men
The King's Men
Theatre Illustre
How many plays did Shakespeare write?
37
36
137
136
What was the name of Shakespeare’s open-air theater?
The Blackfriars
The King's Men
Theatre Illustre
The Globe
