Test 4

Question 1

Reasons why in the 4th century CE European civilization began to decline

Answer 1

lead pipes, plagues, decrease in trade, rise of christian church, barbarian invasions, decrease in power of civil authority

Question 2

The Emporer Theodiosius declared Christianity unlawful

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Constantine declared any religion other than Christianity to be against the law

Answer 3

false

Question 4

In 389 CE the churches council of Carthage declared ex-communication to any pagan that went to the theatre instead of going to church

Answer 4

false

Question 5

In Henry VIII times:

Plays were used for propoganda

Answer 5

true

Question 6

In Henry VIII times:

Henry was married to Anne Boleyn, Anne Hathaway and Jane Seymour

Answer 6

False

Question 7

In Henry VIII times:

Lady Jane Grey was queen of England

Answer 7

True

Question 8

In Elizabethan times:

Any man could be a freelance actor without a sponsor

Answer 8

False

Question 9

In Elizabethan times:

The topics of Religion and Politics were banned

Answer 9

true

Question 10

In Elizabethan times:

The church had direct control over the theatre

Answer 10

false

Question 11

In Elizabethan times:

Playwrighting became a profession

Answer 11

True

Question 12

In Elizabethan times:

Only high ranking nobles could maintain a group of actors

Answer 12

False

Question 13

In Elizabethan times:

The tradition of dress rehearsals and opening nights were established

Answer 13

True

Question 14

In Elizabethan times:

Bear baiting was a popular form of entertainment

Answer 14

true

Question 15

In Elizabethan times:

During the reign of Elizabeth I, public executions were popular

Answer 15

false

Question 16

In Elizabethan times:

In Shakespeare’s Globe there were seats for everyone

Answer 16

False

Question 17

In Elizabethan times:

Shakespeare’s only daughter died at age 11

Answer 17

false

Question 18

In Elizabethan times:’

Shakespear was born on April 23, 1564 and died on April 23, 1616

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Shakespear is credited with writing 23 plays

Answer 19

false

Question 20

During the Commonwealth:

Public theatre in england was popular

Answer 20

false

Question 21

during the Commonwealth

there were a number of new theatres built in london

Answer 21

false

Question 22

During the Restoration

women could appear on stage

Answer 22

true

Question 23

during the restoration

the king was restored to the throne in England

Answer 23

True

Question 24

During the restoration

Nell Gwynn was King Charles II mistress and wanted to be a dancer on stage

Answer 24

false

Question 25

Life of Jesus, Death and resurrection of Jesus

Answer 25

Mystery plays

Question 26

Lives of the saints, Stories from the old and new testament

Answer 26

Miracle plays

Question 27

Seven deadly sins, stories about vices and virtues

Answer 27

morality plays

Question 28

The most notable Italian renaissance comedy “La Mandragola” was written by

Answer 28

Machiavelli

Question 29

One of the main reasons the Renaissance in Italy began to wane was

Answer 29

the Catholic Church

Question 30

The Renaissance in England flourished under the reign of

Answer 30

Elizabeth Tudor

Question 31

Under the reign of James I what was the name of Shakespeare’s acting?

Answer 31

The King’s Men

Question 32

What was the name of Shakespeare’s acting company during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

Answer 32

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men

Question 33

Court entertainment used to fill in between acts of plays during the BAroque period were called

Answer 33

Intermezzo

Question 34

During the Baroque period

Answer 34

everything was created on a monumental scale and elaborately decorated

Question 35

Between 1640 and 1700 there were 4 of these operating in Venice

Answer 35

Opera houses

Question 36

The first opera was developed in

Answer 36

italy

Question 37

What was the name of the first opera

Answer 37

Dafne

Question 38

Innovations to theatre during the Baroque period were

Answer 38

Stage machinery and special effects

Question 39

Improvised theatre based on specific story lines is

Answer 39

Commedia del Arte

Question 40

Hrotsvitha the German nun is significant from the middle ages because..

Answer 40

First feminist perspective in drama
First notable woman playwright
Only surviving secular plays from the middle ages

Question 41

Romeo and Juliet is one of shakespeare’s comedies

Answer 41

false

Question 42

Puck casts a spell on lysander and turns his head into that of a donkey

Answer 42

false

Question 43

hermia’s father wants her to marry lysander

Answer 43

false

Question 44

Oberon wants the little boy Titania is protecting

Answer 44

true

Question 45

Oberon tells Puck to put a spell on all the lovers

Answer 45

false

Question 46

Four people get married in AMSND

Answer 46

false

Question 47

An SCF student is buried with shakespeare

Answer 47

true