5 Written Questions

1. The stage was a 5 foot tall platform that jutted out into the Pit. It was often called the Apron's stage.
2. Actors shouted lines and showed exaggerated gestures.
3. It was terrible due to terrible sanitation, and widespread disease.
4. Anne Hathaway and 18 and 26
5. The Pit, Groundlings or Stinkards, 1 cent

5 Matching Questions

1. What are five of Shakespeare's most famous plays?
2. What shape was the globe and how many people could it hold?
3. What types of people went to watch the plays?
4. When was Romeo and Juliet written?
5. When and where was Shakespeare born?

1. a Everyone, rich and poor
2. b April 23 in Stratford
3. c Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Julius Caesar
4. d Round, about 3,000
5. e 1594-96

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. It burned down because a cannon blast from the hut set the thatched roof on fire.
   1. Which gender acted on stage and who played women?
   2. What happened to the original Globe and how did it happen?
   3. How many stories was the original Globe, and what type of roof did it have?
   4. In what city was the original Globe Theatre located?
2. London, England
   1. In what city was the original Globe Theatre located?
   2. What was the acting style like?
   3. When and where was Shakespeare born?
   4. What happened to the original Globe and how did it happen?
3. 3 stories, thatched roof
   1. What shape was the globe and how many people could it hold?
   2. In what city was the original Globe Theatre located?
   3. How many stories was the original Globe, and what type of roof did it have?
   4. What happened to the original Globe and how did it happen?
4. Believed in it a great deal. Astrologers could have a great impact in people's lives.
   1. How do people feel about magic and other superstition?
   2. What did people feel about astrology in the Elizabethan Era?
   3. What is a trap door and why is it necessary?
   4. What types of people went to watch the plays?
5. A trap door is a hidden entrance onto the stage from the area underneath that can be used to signify the death of a character or a ghost.
   1. What was the acting style like?
   2. When was Romeo and Juliet written?
   3. What is a trap door and why is it necessary?
   4. How many performances a day were there?

5 True/False Questions

1. When was it rebuilt, and what happened to it (the second Globe)? → 1644. It was demolished because the Puritans disapproved of it.

   True        False

2. When and where did Shakespeare die? → April 23 in the family home

   True        False

3. Who attended the performances? → Everyone

   True        False

4. What were his father's occupations? → Actors shouted lines and showed exaggerated gestures.

   True        False

5. Where do the richer audience member's sit? What are the costs of a plain seat vs. one with a cushion? → In the galleries. A plain seat is 2 cents and a cushion is 3 cents.

   True        False