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Question #1
How much does Shakespeare bet Lord Wessex on whether or not love can be shown in a play?
A.   50 pounds
B.   50 euros
C.   50 dollars
Question #2
Why does Viola dress as a man when auditioning for a part in a play?
A.   She was a fugitive.
B.   She needed to get away from her parents.
C.   Women were not allowed to act on stage.
Question #3
What character does Viola audition for in Will's play?
A.   Juliet
B.   Apothecary
C.   Romeo
Question #4
What was Molière's real name?
A.   Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
B.   Phillippe Beaussant
C.   Jean-Louis de Maintenon
D.   Charles le Brun
Question #5
In the film Moliere, what kind of plays did the title character want to write and perform?
A.   Comedies
B.   Satyr
C.   Tragedies
D.   Musicals
Question #6
Why did Monsieur Jourdain hire Moliere?
A.   He wanted Moliere to help him win the affection of a famous young woman.
B.   Because he wanted to be a professional actor.
C.   He wanted to impress his wife.
D.   He was a fan of Moliere and wanted to free him from jail.
Question #7
While in Monsieur Jourdain's employ, Moliere pretended to be a priest named Tartuffe.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #8
When chased by dogs in the garden, Moliere jumped:
A.   To a hall where Monsieur Jourdain's daughter was secretly meeting her lover.
B.   Off a balcony into a pond
C.   Into a room occupied by Elmire.
D.   Into Monsieur Jourdain's steam bath.
Question #9
The Renaissance began in this country.
A.   France
B.   Spain
C.   Italy
D.   Germany
Question #10
Slapstick is a type of __________ that engages in exaggerated physical activity for its humor. It was also a wooden prop used to make sounds when commedia characters hit each other.
A.   play
B.   comedy
C.   opera
D.   drama
Question #11
Jean Racine, who wrote Phèdra, was a famous tragedian from which country?
A.   Spain
B.   Italy
C.   France
D.   England
Question #12
In the recorded production of Much Ado About Nothing that you watched this week, what was drawn on Benedict's shirt in the scene he discovered Beatrice was "in love with him"?
A.   Nothing, he was was wearing a button-up shirt, not a t-shirt.
B.   A white serpent
C.   Superman logo
D.   Two Swords
Question #13
In the recorded production of Much Ado About Nothing that you watched this week, what does Beatrice ask of Benedict to help restore Hero's name?
A.   To find out who lied to Claudio
B.   To marry Hero himself
C.   To duel/kill Claudio.
Question #14
Lope de Vega was one of the world's most prolific writers. He wrote around hundreds of plays if not over a thousand. He was Shakespeare's contemporary.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #15
The Spanish Golden Age introduced many female playwrights who commented on the double standards in society, among other things.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #16
Who were the "orange girls"?
A.   A group of characters in commedia dell'arte
B.   Young women with baskets of oranges who sold them (and other things) at theaters in England.
C.   Pre-show singers in Spain
D.   Costume designers in France
Question #17
Commedia dell'arte introduced what to the Italian stage for the first time?
A.   Women
B.   Masks
C.   Nudity
D.   Fire effects
Question #18
In the CrashCourse video you watched this week about the Italian Renaissance, the narrator mentioned that wedgie you see in films and plays today comes from what?
A.   Trick question, there was no such narration in the video.
B.   Harlequin's wooden sword
C.   Italy's King who gave these to his servants
D.   Popular street games of the Renaissance on the streets of Italy
Question #19
In my lecture, I mentioned that professional theatre began in which country?
A.   Italy
B.   England
C.   France
D.   Spain

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