History of the Printing Press and Shakespeare

Who was responsible for creating the printing press?

• Henry VIII

• Johannes Gutenberg

• James I

• Elizabeth I

What was the dominant religion in England until a certain king wanted an annulment from his wife?

• Protestantism

• Anglicanism

• Catholicism

• Lutheranism

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Where were many of Shakespeare’s plays first performed?

• The Theater

• The Globe

• The Royal Court

• The Coliseum

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Who took over the reign after Elizabeth I?

• Henry VIII

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• The Groundlings

What were people who stood to watch Renaissance plays called?

• Nobles

• Groundlings

• Peasants

• Actors

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Who broke with the church of his time to create a new church?

• James I

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Henry VIII

• Elizabeth I

What was the very first theater in London that was eventually shut down by the powers that be?

• The Globe

• The Theater

• The Royal Court

• The Coliseum

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Who was the monarch that first supported Shakespeare and theater?

• Elizabeth I

• James I

• Henry VIII

• Johannes Gutenberg

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The _________ expanded ideas and increased cultural diffusion.

• Perspective

• Greece and Rome

• Printing Press

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