Elizabethan Drama Quiz 1 (10 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Men and women both acted in plays during Shakespeare's time.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. What event marked the end of Shakespeare's career?

Correct Answer: D) The burning of the Globe Theater.

3. The Globe Theater is .....

Correct Answer: C) Where most of Shakespeare's plays were performed.

4. In Elizabethan England, the public viewed actors .....

Correct Answer: B) Negatively.

5. What was the last play performed in the original Globe?

Correct Answer: B) Henry VIII.

6. Much of our knowledge of the Globe's design comes from .....

Correct Answer: A) Shakespeare's plays.

7. What was the first play performed in the Globe?

Correct Answer: A) Julius Caesar.

8. Who built the first permanent theater in England?

Correct Answer: C) James Burbage.

9. The boards of James Burbage's theater were later used to build .....

Correct Answer: C) The Globe theatre.

10. Where did touring acting companies perform?

Correct Answer: A) Inn courtyards.