QUIZ 6: HISTORY - THE RENAISSANCE 10362

Question 1  

In the Globe Theater, one of the theaters where Shakespeare's plays were performed, the most expensive tickets were for the area closest to the stage

 True  

 False  

Question 2

When Shakespeare started writing plays, they still hadn't started building theater structures in England and were only using the wagon style stages.

 True  

 False  

Question 3

A Corral is the name for the theater space during the Renaissance used in:

 France  

 Italy  

 England  

 Spain  

Question 4

The Elizabethan period is part of the Renaissance.

 True  

 False  

Question 5

The Jacobean period was the era following Queen Elizabeth's death when King James took the throne

 True  

 False  

Question 6

During the Italian Renaissance, the concept of Verisimilitude was very important. The idea was that they felt plays should

 Be true to life  

 Be mysterious and strange  

 Reflect stories from the bible  

 Be based on stories about Greek gods  

Question 7

Elizabethan stage scenery usually involved complex painted sets that looked very specifically like the locations the play were taking place in

 True  

 False  

Question 8

The Renaissance started in which country?

 England  

 Spain  

 France  

 Italy  

Question 9

During the Renaissance the focus of art moved away from religion and more towards every day life.

 True  

 False  

Question 10

The Renaissance came to France later than Italy, Spain and England, partly because of warring going on between the protestants and Catholics

 True  

 False  

Question 11

The era BEFORE the Renaissance had much more impressive theater than the era AFTER the Renaissance

 True  

 False  

Question 12

In the The Globe theater the audience area closest to the stage was called:

 The Box  

 The Voms  

 The Pit  

 The Orchestra  

Question 13

Commedia Dell'Arte was a form of theater created in

 Italy  

 England  

 Spain  

 France  

Question 14

William Shakespeare was originally from the city of Stratford

 True  

 False  

Question 15

During the Italian Renaissance, one of the more influential groups with ideas about art were called the Neo-Classicists. One of the rules they felt was important was to make sure to keep the idea of the Chorus, just like the Greeks, when performing plays.

 True  

 False  

Question 16

Moliere was a playwright from which country?

 Spain  

 France  

 Italy  

 England  

Question 17

A "Lazzi" is a bit of comic business that was made popular in during the Renaissance in

 Spain  

 France  

 England  

 Italy  

Question 18

Lope de Vega was a great playwright from which country?

 Spain  

 England  

 Italy  

 France  

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

 During the Renaissance in Spain, women were banned from performing  

 During the Renaissance in Europe, no countries allowed women to perform  

 During the Renaissance in England, women acted in many of the plays  

 During the Renaissance in Italy, women acted in plays  

Question 20

Which of these statements is true?

 Was performed in large indoor theaters  

 Commedia Dell'Arte was mostly improvised  

 Commedia Dell'Arte was never improvised  

 Was performed as a way of teaching the bible  

Question 21

The "Private" theaters in England during the Renaissance were available only to royalty

 True  

 False  

Question 22

The theater and art of Ancient Greece and Rome was very influential on the art of the Renaissance

 True  

 False  

Question 23

Opera is an art form that was first developed during the Renaissance in:

 Italy  

 Spain  

 France  

 England  

Question 24

Which statement is true?

 Unlike in the movie, William Shakespeare was not actually an actor  

 The movie Shakespeare in Love is from a script written by William Shakespeare  

 Christopher Marlowe was not a real person and was created only for the movie Shakespeare in Love  

 Christopher Marlowe is a character in Shakespeare in Love and was also a real person  

Question 25

Which of the following statements is true?

 Elizabethan Public theaters were open-air, permanent theater structure  

 Elizabethan actors didn't perform in theaters, but just on rolling platforms  

 Elizabethan Private theaters were all outdoor theaters  

 Elizabethan Public theaters were all indoor theaters