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1) Shakespeare lived between the years
A
1999-2010
B
1564-1616
C
1400-1467
D
1863-1920
2) 1558 - 1603
A
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
B
Ann Hathaway's life span.
C
Shakespeare's life and death.
D
The dates between which Burbage created The Theater.
3) Caused by the Crusades (expeditions of 11th, 12th, and 13th century Christians to the Holy Land). Exposed people to new cultures, ideas, arts, music, science, math, and literature.
A
Renaissance
B
Mystery
C
Realism
D
Humanism
4) A literary form designed for presentation in a theater or before an audience by actors representing characters.
A
Mystery Plays
B
Myracle Plays
C
Drama
D
Feast of Corpus Christi
5) Biblical stories used as a form of instruction.
A
Myracle Plays
B
Morality Plays
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Mystery Plays
6) Based upon the stories of saints' lives.
A
Myracle Play
B
Mystery Play
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Morality Play
7) Concerned with mankind's virtues and vices. Use flat characters.
A
Humanism
B
Feast of Corpus Christi
C
Morality Plays
D
Myracle Plays
8) Scenes from the Bible were presented on movable carts.
A
Cycle Plays
B
Morality Plays
C
Mystery Plays
D
Morality Plays
9) Pope Urban IV decreed this as a day of feasting. The cycle play was incorporated as a means of celebration.
A
Humanism
B
Myracle Plays
C
Morality Plays
D
Feast of Corpus Christi
10) Humanism
A
concerned itself with mankind's virtues and vices.
B
Incorporated the cycle play as a means of celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi.
C
revolved around the stories of the Saints' lives.
D
Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age whereby man was a glorious creature in the center of the universe.
11) Used for open air theaters by traveling actors.
A
humanism
B
James Burbage
C
innyards
D
The Theatre
12) The Theatre
A
A place where the people were exposed to the enlightenment.
B
The location of the popular entertainment of bear-baiting.
C
The first permanent playhouse built in 1576 by James Burbage.
D
The chorus of a play.
13) The carpenter/actor responsible for building The Theatre.
A
Christopher Marlowe
B
Romeo Montague
C
James Burbage
D
William Shakespeare
14) Bullbaiting/Bearbaiting
A
Morally corrupt sport and entertainment of the time period.
B
The musicians, jugglers, dancers, comedians responsible for entertaining the people prior to the start of the play.
C
The first play performed on the stage of The Globe Theater.
D
William Shakespeare's first occupation.
15) Male, 19 years old or 7 year apprentice, resonant voice, excellent memory, strong concentration power, versatility (ability to sing, dance, carry a sword, and perform acrobatics).
A
The composition of an acting company.
B
James Burbage
C
The qualifications for membership in an acting company.
D
William Shakespeare
16) A variety of entertainment spectacles that followed feature plays such as musicians, jugglers, dancers, and comedians).
A
Interlude Players
B
Quarto
C
Cycle Plays
D
doubling
17) The term used to describe the act of taking on more than one role in a play.
A
interlude
B
quarto
C
folio
D
doubling
18) 10-12 actors; 5-6 apprentice positions, business manager, hired men (maintenance, ticket taker, etc.), housekeeper (props, costumes)
A
Lord Chamberlain's Men
B
Blackfriar's Theater
C
Qualifications for membership in an acting company.
D
Composition of an acting company.
19) An acting company sponsored by the Earl of Leicester in which Shakespeare was a member and a shareholder.
A
Burbage Brewhaha
B
Blackfriar Theater
C
Globe Theater Troupe
D
Lord Chamberlain's Men
20) When Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, James I became King. He took the LCM and changed the name to
A
Lord James' Chamberlain Men
B
The King's Men
C
The Queen's Men
D
Rival Acting Company
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