The Elizabethan Age/Theater
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- 1.In what year did Elizabeth become the Queen of England?
- A.
1555
- B.
1958
- C.
1558
- 2.Many of England's greatest playwrights were active during Queen Elizabeth's reign, including
- A.
Christopher Marlowe
- B.
Ben Jackson
- C.
William Shakespeare
- 3.Shakespeare's theater company became known as the King's Men while King James was ruling.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Charles II returned from France, claimed the throne, and installed the ____________________.
- 5.The highest rank in British Peerage.
- A.
Marquess
- B.
Duke
- C.
Earl
- 6.Both boys and girls were encouraged to attend formal schooling.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Most boys began an ________________________ in a trade following grammar school.
- 8.Because the Elizabethan theater was so popular, it attracted no criticism or scorn from the English society.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9._________________ is perhaps the best known actor who performed in the Elizabethan theater.
- 10.Elizabethan actors wore lavish costumes, but had minimal stage scenery.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.Elizabethan theaters attracted audiences as large as 3,000 even though they were
- A.
Dirty
- B.
Makeshift
- C.
Quiet
- 12.What year did the Puritan Parliament close the theaters?
- A.
1642
- B.
1542
- C.
1640
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