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1) Shakespeare lived between the years
A
1999-2010
B
1863-1920
C
1564-1616
D
1400-1467
2) 1558 - 1603
A
Shakespeare's life and death.
B
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
C
The dates between which Burbage created The Theater.
D
Ann Hathaway's life span.
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
Realism
B
Renaissance
C
Mystery
D
Humanism
4) A literary form designed for presentation in a theater or before an audience by actors representing characters.
A
Feast of Corpus Christi
B
Mystery Plays
C
Drama
D
Myracle Plays
5) Biblical stories used as a form of instruction.
A
Myracle Plays
B
Mystery Plays
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Morality Plays
6) Based upon the stories of saints' lives.
A
Mystery Play
B
Myracle Play
C
Morality Play
D
Feast of Corpus Christi
7) Concerned with mankind's virtues and vices. Use flat characters.
A
Feast of Corpus Christi
B
Humanism
C
Morality Plays
D
Myracle Plays
8) Scenes from the Bible were presented on movable carts.
A
Mystery Plays
B
Cycle Plays
C
Morality 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
Morality Plays
B
Myracle Plays
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Humanism
10) Humanism
A
Incorporated the cycle play as a means of celebrating the Feast of Corpus Christi.
B
revolved around the stories of the Saints' lives.
C
Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age whereby man was a glorious creature in the center of the universe.
D
concerned itself with mankind's virtues and vices.
11) Used for open air theaters by traveling actors.
A
innyards
B
James Burbage
C
The Theatre
D
humanism
12) The Theatre
A
A place where the people were exposed to the enlightenment.
B
The chorus of a play.
C
The first permanent playhouse built in 1576 by James Burbage.
D
The location of the popular entertainment of bear-baiting.
13) The carpenter/actor responsible for building The Theatre.
A
James Burbage
B
William Shakespeare
C
Christopher Marlowe
D
Romeo Montague
14) Bullbaiting/Bearbaiting
A
The musicians, jugglers, dancers, comedians responsible for entertaining the people prior to the start of the play.
B
Morally corrupt sport and entertainment of the time period.
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 qualifications for membership in an acting company.
B
The composition of an acting company.
C
James Burbage
D
William Shakespeare
16) A variety of entertainment spectacles that followed feature plays such as musicians, jugglers, dancers, and comedians).
A
Cycle Plays
B
doubling
C
Quarto
D
Interlude Players
17) The term used to describe the act of taking on more than one role in a play.
A
doubling
B
quarto
C
interlude
D
folio
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
Composition of an acting company.
C
Blackfriar's Theater
D
Qualifications for membership in an acting company.
19) An acting company sponsored by the Earl of Leicester in which Shakespeare was a member and a shareholder.
A
Blackfriar Theater
B
Lord Chamberlain's Men
C
Burbage Brewhaha
D
Globe Theater Troupe
20) When Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, James I became King. He took the LCM and changed the name to
A
Rival Acting Company
B
Lord James' Chamberlain Men
C
The Queen's Men
D
The King's Men
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