History of Theater Questions

48. Shakespeare died in Stratford, in the year 1616, at the age of BLANK. (14)

45. We know about when Shakespeare was born because of his Baptismal record. TRUE or FALSE?

66. The kings in France during this time supported theater. TRUE or FALSE?

58. Who had more psychologically complex characters in their plays, Shakespeare or Jonson?

41. In 1558, Elizabeth I "cracked down on religious and BLANK plays.

37. Humanism is "the idea that earthly life isn't just a vale of BLANK that might lead to heaven if you're good, but maybe worthy in and of itself."

44. BLANK influenced the work of Shakespeare. (13)

31. Closet dramas are plays that are meant to be read but not performed. TRUE or FALSE.

39. Neoclassical plays are called that because they are both BLANK

38. Name one field (besides theater) that saw advancement in the Renaissance due to this new humanism mindset.

42. The earliest plays of the English Renaissance were based on the work of BLANK

34. In what century did drama move away from being a church and liturgical event to being completely secular?

33. When liturgical drama outgrew the churches it was being performed in, where did it Move?

40. What part of the classical comedy did Italian writers remove? (12)

20. What god did the Roman Games honor? (5)

32. Ordo Virtutum is "the only liturgical drama that survives alongside its BLANK." (9)

23. Shakespeare borrowed BLANK from Plautus when he wrote what play?

24. Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure. (6)

30. Hrotsvitha wanted to write plays that were both BLANK.

17. TRUE or FALSE, Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each other.