Elizabethan Theatre - Objective Type Questions (Multiple
Choice)
1. The most famous theatre of
the Elizabethan Age was—
a) The
Swan
b) The Globe ✅
c) The Curtain
d) The Red Bull
2. Who built The Globe
Theatre?
a) Ben
Jonson
b) Richard Burbage and his father ✅
c) William Shakespeare
d) Christopher Marlowe
3. In which city were most
Elizabethan theatres located?
a) Oxford
b) Stratford
c) London ✅
d) Cambridge
4. What were the groundlings
in Elizabethan theatres?
a) Noblemen
b) Common people who stood in the yard ✅
c) Actors
d) Stagehands
5. Why were plays performed
during the day in Elizabethan times?
a) Actors
were lazy
b) There was no artificial lighting ✅
c) Queen Elizabeth commanded it
d) It was a tradition from Rome
6. Who were The Lord
Chamberlain’s Men?
a) A
noble family
b) Shakespeare’s acting company ✅
c) Theatre builders
d) Royal musicians
7. What was the seating
arrangement for the rich in the theatre?
a) In
the yard
b) On the stage
c) In the galleries ✅
d) At home
8. Women could not act on
stage in Elizabethan theatre. Who acted female roles?
a) Older
men
b) Young boys ✅
c) Queen Elizabeth herself
d) Hired noblewomen
9. Which playwright was famous
for his Masques performed in Elizabethan courts?
a) Ben
Jonson ✅
b) Marlowe
c) Shakespeare
d) Kyd
10. Which was NOT an Elizabethan
theatre?
a) The
Rose
b) The Curtain
c) The Swan
d) The Royal Opera House ✅
11. What was the name of
Shakespeare’s acting company after
James I became king?
a) Lord
Chamberlain’s Men
b) The Admiral’s Men
c) The King’s Men ✅
d) The Queen’s Players
12. Which theatrical form
combined music, dance, and elaborate costumes during the Elizabethan period?
a) Masque
✅
b) Chronicle Play
c) Tragedy
d) Farce
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Dr. Noojilla Srinivas
Lecturer in English, Government College (Autonomous),
Rajahmundry
Phone: 7981862200
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