T3 - Popular Entertainment

Question 1

List the stages of theatre development.

Answer 1

Bands of Strolling Players
- Robin Hood
The authorities disliked it
Strolling Players banned
unless licensed
Theatre companies formed
Theatres built

Question 2

Name three famous Elizabethan playwrights.

Answer 2

William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Thomas Debber

Question 3

Name four famous Elizabethan actors.

Answer 3

Thomas Pope
Will Kempe
Edward Alleyn
Richard Burbage

Question 4

Name two theatre companies.

Answer 4

Queen’s Men
Earl of Leicester’s Players

Question 5

Name five theatres.

Answer 5

The Theatre
The Curtain
The Rose
The Swan
The Globe

Question 6

Why were theatres opposed by the London Authorities?

Answer 6

Large crowds meant fights
Less people in church
It spread the plague
Attracted vagrants and
thieves

Question 7

Why were theatres opposed by the Puritans?

Answer 7

The theatre was satanic
Less people in church
Thought theatres caused the
plague
Theatres encouraged kissing
and other suggestive
things

Question 8

Name three cruel sports.

Answer 8

Cockfighting
Bull fighting
Bear baiting

Question 9

Name seven leisure activities of the Rich.

Answer 9

Dancing
Singing
Archery
Hunting
Jousting
Hawking
Ball games

Question 10

Name seven leisure activities of the Poor.

Answer 10

Singing
Dancing
Wrestling
Board games
Football
Card games
Gambling