Elizabethan Age Flashcards
How long did Queen Elizabeth 1 ruled England?
1558-1603
The Renaissance period in European history from?
14th century to 17 century
First English comedy?
Ralph Roister Doister (1553)
By Nicholas udall
The earliest theatre was built in?
“The Theatre” was built in 1576
Most popular theatre?
‘The globe’ in 1599
First blank verse tragedy?
Gorboduc by Thomas Sackville 1562
What kind of place were performed at the elizabethan theater?
Historic plays
Comedy and tragedies
In which year were the theatres closed in England?
1642
During the regime of which monarch had Marlow died?
Queen Elizabeth 1
During the Elizabeth Era who translated Homer Iliad and Odyssey into English?
George Chapman
Which among the following was the earliest morality play?
The castle of preservance
Which year is considered as the end of the Elizabethan and age?
1603
For how many years did Elizabeth in one reign in England?
44
Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth 1?
Anne Boleyn
Emphasis on humanism was a chief characteristic of which period?
The Renaissance period
In which country did the Renaissance begin?
Italy
An important feature of the renasa was an emphasis on?
The classical literature
When did the globe theatre open in?
1599
What are Elizabeth and chronicle play also called?
History plays
What does the Renaissance mean?
Rebirth of classical learning
Which of the following is the first tragedy written in the English language?
Gorboduc
Who among the following wrote the first English tragedy?
Thomas Sackville and Thomas norton
Which of the following Marlovian characters is consumed by greed?
Barabbas
The intermediate source of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is?
German narrative
“By him I will be the great emperor of the world and make a bridge through the moving air to pass the ocean with the band of men”
From which of the following texts has these lines taken from?
Doctor faustus
What is marlowe’s the Jew of Malta a dramatic representation of?
Machiavilion at
Through which play did “Marlowe mighty lines” first come into Elizabethan and drama?
Tamburlaine
Who among the following road hero and lenders?
Christopher Marlowe
