150 True/False questions

1. What did Elizabeth do to appease Puritan's hate for theaters? → the plays took place in one day; sets didn't change; no violence was on stage; took stories from legends and myths; what happens because of something is more important than what actually happens

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2. What is the Tempest? → Shakespeare's last great play that is proved he wrote on his own

   True        False

3. What are 5 words Shakespeare coined? → Academy, alligator, leapfrog, lonely, critic

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4. When and who originated drama? → Greeks and Romans around 600BC

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5. Shakespeare died → 1596

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6. Who succeeded Queen Elizabeth I? → King James VI

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7. What was the status of a wife? → the husband's property

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8. Why is it impossible to know the exact dates of Shakespeare's works? → Julius Caesar (1599-1600), Romeo and Juliet (1594-95), Hamlet (1600-01), Othello (1604-05), Macbeth (1605-06)

   True        False

9. Lost/Missing Years begin → 1585

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10. What did kid's clothes look like? → He attended grammar school at the King's New School, but not a university

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11. Hell → area under outer stage used for ghostly comings and goings and where the dead would go

    True        False

12. King James' Bible → translated from Latin to English in 1611 and is the most influential and best selling books ever

    True        False

13. What were 2 emblems along the Thames that showed the brutality? → criminals chained to the bridge and severed heads

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14. Scenery → was minimal and didn't change

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15. Globe was built → area under outer stage used for ghostly comings and goings and where the dead would go

    True        False

16. Sonnets published → 1609

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17. Globe burned down → 1613

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18. The Theater was built → 1576

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19. Judith and Hamnet were born → 1585

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20. Why were there 3 stages? → a wooden post with a block on top and two holes in it for a person's head, hands, and feet to be put on display for public humiliation

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21. What were 2 forms of sports? → Bowls (lawn bowling) and shuttlecock (badminton)

    True        False

22. The Theater → 1576; James Burbage; were about half of Shakespeare's plays were performed

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23. When does literature begin to be published again after the end of King James I reign? → Aristotle, a philosopher and critic

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24. First Folio published → private, more expensive, galleries

    True        False

25. What was allowed in and around the Globe? → Prostitution

    True        False

26. What did Shakespeare write in? → Shakespeare's last great play that is proved he wrote on his own

    True        False

27. What was Lord Chamberlain's Men? → John Shakespeare, a glover and leadsmith, and Mary Arden, the daughter of a farmer

    True        False

28. Famous Greeks → Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Cincinnatus

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29. Flag → to show if there was a play that day

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30. Shakespeare became actor and playwright → April 26, 1564

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31. How did people feel about Elizabeth I? → they liked her because she improved London

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32. What are 5 of Shakespeare's plays? → Julius Caesar (1599-1600), Romeo and Juliet (1594-95), Hamlet (1600-01), Othello (1604-05), Macbeth (1605-06)

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33. Why weren't Shakespeare's plays published right after they were performed? → It was expensive and plays were property of the theaters, and they didn't want other theaters to be able to perform them

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34. What did a nurse do? → where hounds would be let loose on a chained bear for public entertainment

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35. Outer stage/platform → were all male, wore masks

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36. Why was divorce difficult? → You had to get an Act of Parliament

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37. Who gave one of the earliest definitions of drama (300 BC)? → imitated human action

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38. What was the First Folio → 18 of Shakespeare's plays in one compilation; hand-written and very expensive

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39. What is a nickname for Queen Elizabeth I? → The Virgin Queen

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40. Who would you buy cloth from? → Mercer

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41. Richard Burbage → the main actor in Shakespeare's plays

    True        False

42. Shakespeare purchased the New Place → 1594

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43. Why were theaters closed temporarily? → The Plague, afraid of spread of disease, waste of time for workers, seen as sinful

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44. The Heavens → identified by zodiac signs, ceiling of stage

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45. What to expect in Greek theaters → Dinner (11-12) and supper (6)

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46. Theaters reopened after the Plague → bites from fleas that lived on rats

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47. Red Lion Playhouse → 1567, first building built with the sole purpose for theatrical performance

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48. What were some key Greek cities? → The scenery can't change, so it could help show where different scenes would take place

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49. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway → 1597

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50. Why was there violence during the Elizabethan era? → Protestant

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51. How do people put Shakespeare's plays in order? → Based on historical events and allusions to the plays; records from the performances of the plays taken from diaries of contemporaries; publication dates of sources; dates that the plays appear in print

    True        False

52. What were 2 mealtimes? → Dinner (11-12) and supper (6)

    True        False

53. Who would be addressed with thy? → Someone you are very close to, like a spouse or close friend, or someone who is inferior to you, like a servant

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54. What was Shakespeare's social status? → Julius Caesar (1599-1600), Romeo and Juliet (1594-95), Hamlet (1600-01), Othello (1604-05), Macbeth (1605-06)

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55. Shakespeare became a charter of Lord Chamberlain's Men → 1594

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56. Why is Shakespeare's works difficult to read? → They include archaic words, he used verbs and nouns and vice versa, grammar has changed, meanings of words have changed

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57. What was breeching? → the celebration after a boy got his first pair of pants

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58. What was a bear pit? → where hounds would be let loose on a chained bear for public entertainment

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59. What were the earliest types of drama? → property of their parents

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60. Who published the First Folio? → John Heminges and Henry Condell

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61. 1600? → Julius Caesar was written

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62. How old were Shakespeare and Anne when they married? What was their scandalous secret? → Shakespeare was 18 and Anne was 26 and already 3 months pregnant

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63. Archaic forms of you → thee, thou, thine, thy

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64. How many works did Shakespeare write? → 38 plays, 154 sonnets, 2 narrative poems

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65. Why were plays censored? → 1613

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66. Lords Rooms → identified by zodiac signs, ceiling of stage

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67. Publication and performance of The Tempest → 1611

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68. What are lessons someone might take in their free time? → a jolly, lusty person

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69. What was the literacy rate in England? → high

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70. What id the chorus? → dance; mediator between audience, represented common people, set the mood, interpreted what was going on, informed the audience of what would happen next

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71. Why was England so intellectually advanced? → For profanity, heresy, and politics

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72. What was the state of cleanliness? → property of their parents

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73. Queen Elizabeth I took the throne → 1558

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74. How did Elizabeth use her unmarried status to her advantage? → 1558

    True        False

75. What are run-on lines? → Word that were used long ago, but not anymore

    True        False

76. What were gingerbread men called? → gingerbread husbands

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77. What was the status of children? → property of their parents

    True        False

78. The Plague began and shut down theaters → 1592

    True        False

79. What are the 3 main causes of disease in Elizabethan England? → Between Catholics and Protestants

    True        False

80. King James I reign ends → 1625

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81. Gallery → were all male, wore masks

    True        False

82. Why did the plays need to capture the attention of the audience from the start? → They could easily get free entertainment, like public humiliations and punishments

    True        False

83. What was the earliest definition of drama? → The Plague struck

    True        False

84. The Pit → where the groundlings stood and watched

    True        False

85. Start of teh English Civil War when King Charles III was captured and killed by Oliver Cromwell and the Puritans then shut down theaters → 1642

    True        False

86. Where did drama arise from? → Religious ceremonies

    True        False

87. Where did the audience sit? → Shakespeare's last great play that is proved he wrote on his own

    True        False

88. What was the King's Men? → King James renamed Lord Chamberlain's men after the Plague struck

    True        False

89. What is the brank? → Shakespeare's last great play that is proved he wrote on his own

    True        False

90. What was the pillory? → a wooden post with a block on top and two holes in it for a person's head, hands, and feet to be put on display for public humiliation

    True        False

91. How old was Shakespeare when he died? → 52

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92. What was Shakespeare's schooling like? → He attended grammar school at the King's New School, but not a university

    True        False

93. Shakespeare was baptized → April 26, 1564

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94. The New Place → where the groundlings stood and watched

    True        False

95. Shakespeare moved to London → 1613

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96. King James I comes into power → 1603

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97. Trap door → center of outer stage that led to Hell and could help determine if someone was good or bad after death

    True        False

98. How did they think someone's personality was determined? → the 4 humours: blood, phlegm, choler, and meloncholy; physical characteristics decided personality (physiognamy)

    True        False

99. What is the best tragedy in Aristotle's mind? → high

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100. Who was Dionysus? → For women who gossiped too much, put metal spikes in their mouth

     True        False

101. What's a difference between punishments then and now? → They used to be more cruel

     True        False

102. What types of drama were later added? → History and romance

     True        False

103. King Charles II is restored to throne and reopens theaters; Restoration begins → 1660

     True        False

104. How long was Queen Elizabeth I's reign? → 45 years, starting in 1558

     True        False

105. Why is it called the Globe? → a wooden post with a block on top and two holes in it for a person's head, hands, and feet to be put on display for public humiliation

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106. Why have Greek plays endured time? → They are universal truths about the limits of human knowledge, individual free will, moral responsibility, and human suffering

     True        False

107. Susanna was born → center of outer stage that led to Hell and could help determine if someone was good or bad after death

     True        False

108. Who were Shakespeare's parents? → He wasn't born into a class of nobility, but was pretty much in the middle. He worked his way up in social hierarchy as the years went on

     True        False

109. What was the structure of early theaters? → Circular with a stage in the center so it was easy for everyone to hear and see

     True        False

110. Why had drama gained social acceptance by the end of the 17th century? → Shakespeare and the Elizabethan/London theater scene

     True        False

111. What happened on "the ducking stool?" → you were tied to a chair and lowered/dunked into the water

     True        False

112. What were the hours of a school day? → Bowls (lawn bowling) and shuttlecock (badminton)

     True        False

113. Shakespeare was born → April 23, 1616

     True        False

114. What kind of person had too much blood in them? → property of their parents

     True        False

115. Lord Chamberlain's Men because the King's Men → 1603

     True        False

116. From who could you buy medicine? → apothecary

     True        False

117. When were women allowed to act? → Not until 1660

     True        False

118. What is the orchestra? → For women who gossiped too much, put metal spikes in their mouth

     True        False

119. Shakespeare retired → April 23, 1616

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120. What was the tragedy in London in 1563? → Streets were disgusting, with feces and dead bodies all around, it smelled awful

     True        False

121. What was tragedy? → where hounds would be let loose on a chained bear for public entertainment

     True        False

122. Hamnet died → Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the Great, Cincinnatus

     True        False

123. Hamartia → tragic flaw; critical mistake; mistake that brings character to his downfall

     True        False

124. What religion was Queen Elizabeth I? → Protestant

     True        False

125. What are archaic words? → Word that were used long ago, but not anymore

     True        False

126. What are end-stopped lines? → Word that were used long ago, but not anymore

     True        False

127. Admission prices → were different for different seats, but the pit cost only one cent

     True        False

128. What did the Greeks want to know? → a round area where the chorus sang and danced

     True        False

129. Where and when did Greek civilization begin? → Crete in 2000BC

     True        False

130. What are 2 foods today that were not eaten back then? → Dancing, embroidery

     True        False

131. What was the general structure of the Globe? → imitated human action

     True        False

132. What was considered public education? → going out to school instead of being tutored at home

     True        False

133. How many people came to the theaters? → they liked her because she improved London

     True        False

134. What was the drunkard's cloak? → He wasn't born into a class of nobility, but was pretty much in the middle. He worked his way up in social hierarchy as the years went on

     True        False

135. How did Elizabeth become queen? → took care of the kids

     True        False

136. What was one popular form of communication? → Letter writing

     True        False

137. Hut → Storage above the Heavens that held a winch system for lowering people

     True        False

138. Greek actors → were all male, wore masks

     True        False

139. What did people do before the plays started → 1594

     True        False

140. Inner stage → recessed playing area that could be curtained off as needed

     True        False

141. How long were plays? → 2-3 hours

     True        False

142. Why weren't the shoes of women not very important considering how extravagant fashion was? → It was expensive and plays were property of the theaters, and they didn't want other theaters to be able to perform them

     True        False

143. What is "bringing players in?" → a round area where the chorus sang and danced

     True        False

144. How did humans get the Plague? → She was 3rd in line for the throne and everyone else died

     True        False

145. Robert Greene critiqued one of Shakespeare's plays, ending the Lost/Missing Years → Based on historical events and allusions to the plays; records from the performances of the plays taken from diaries of contemporaries; publication dates of sources; dates that the plays appear in print

     True        False

146. Upper stage → private, more expensive, galleries

     True        False

147. What was a remedy for a sty in your eye? → Rub the tail of a black cat on it

     True        False

148. Before theaters, where did actors perform? → At inns or on street corners

     True        False

149. What were symptoms of the Plague? → inflamed lymph nodes, bleeding lungs, etc

     True        False

150. Shakespeare family received a Coat of Arms → 1590

     True        False