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1) Shakespeare lived between the years
A
1863-1920
B
1564-1616
C
1400-1467
D
1999-2010
2) 1558 - 1603
A
Ann Hathaway's life span.
B
The dates between which Burbage created The Theater.
C
The reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
D
Shakespeare's life and death.
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
Realism
C
Humanism
D
Mystery
4) A literary form designed for presentation in a theater or before an audience by actors representing characters.
A
Myracle Plays
B
Mystery Plays
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Drama
5) Biblical stories used as a form of instruction.
A
Feast of Corpus Christi
B
Mystery Plays
C
Morality Plays
D
Myracle Plays
6) Based upon the stories of saints' lives.
A
Mystery Play
B
Morality Play
C
Myracle Play
D
Feast of Corpus Christi
7) Concerned with mankind's virtues and vices. Use flat characters.
A
Morality Plays
B
Humanism
C
Feast of Corpus Christi
D
Myracle Plays
8) Scenes from the Bible were presented on movable carts.
A
Cycle Plays
B
Mystery 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
Humanism
B
Feast of Corpus Christi
C
Myracle Plays
D
Morality Plays
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
Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age whereby man was a glorious creature in the center of the universe.
D
revolved around the stories of the Saints' lives.
11) Used for open air theaters by traveling actors.
A
James Burbage
B
The Theatre
C
innyards
D
humanism
12) The Theatre
A
The first permanent playhouse built in 1576 by James Burbage.
B
A place where the people were exposed to the enlightenment.
C
The location of the popular entertainment of bear-baiting.
D
The chorus of a play.
13) The carpenter/actor responsible for building The Theatre.
A
Romeo Montague
B
William Shakespeare
C
James Burbage
D
Christopher Marlowe
14) Bullbaiting/Bearbaiting
A
William Shakespeare's first occupation.
B
The first play performed on the stage of The Globe Theater.
C
The musicians, jugglers, dancers, comedians responsible for entertaining the people prior to the start of the play.
D
Morally corrupt sport and entertainment of the time period.
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
The qualifications for membership in 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
folio
C
quarto
D
interlude
18) 10-12 actors; 5-6 apprentice positions, business manager, hired men (maintenance, ticket taker, etc.), housekeeper (props, costumes)
A
Composition of an acting company.
B
Blackfriar's Theater
C
Qualifications for membership in an acting company.
D
Lord Chamberlain's Men
19) An acting company sponsored by the Earl of Leicester in which Shakespeare was a member and a shareholder.
A
Blackfriar Theater
B
Burbage Brewhaha
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
The Queen's Men
B
The King's Men
C
Rival Acting Company
D
Lord James' Chamberlain Men
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