Shakespeare -Background

Who was the monarch at the height of Shakespeare’s career, and for whom the era was named?

• Charles I

• Queen Elizabeth

• James I

• Henry VIII

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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in…

• London

• Shropshire

• Stratford-upon-Avon

• Salisbury

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Which of these was a contemporary of Shakespeare’s, and who is believed by some to have written some of Shakespeare’s works?

• Christopher Marlowe

• Thomas Kyd

• Ben Jonson

• all of the these

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Many facts regarding production histories and actual dimensions of theatre stages have survived due to the diaries of…

• Queen Elizabeth

• Richard Burbage

• Phillip Henslowe

• Ben Jonson

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Many of Will’s works were written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, known as…

• rhyming couplets

• blank verse

• prose

• none of these

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Which theatre was most notably associated with Shakespeare?

• The Theatre

• King’s Men Theatre

• The Globe

• The Rose

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Why were the plays performed during the day?

• It allowed for the working classes to attend.

• It was considered to be unsafe to attend at night.

• They needed the daylight.

• They were NOT performed during the day.

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What was meant when the audience shouted, "Bring on the bay leaves!” ?

• The odor in the theatre was bad.

• It was a delightful play.

• The play was bad.

• It had no meaning.

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The plays were open to everyone to attend. Why was this significant?

• It brought in more money for the actors and playwright.

• It allowed for all factions of society to have a shared experience.

• Only nobility attended.

• Only the working class attended.

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What name was given to the patrons who stood in the “pit” to watch the plays?

• graplers

• groundlings

• pitters

• tradesmen

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