Question 1

Who played the female roles in Shakespeare's plays during his lifetime?

Accepted Answer

Young boys

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Adult women

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Adult men

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Puppets

Question 2

Why were women not allowed to participate in theatre during Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

Theatre regulations of the time prevented women from acting.

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Women were not talented enough to act.

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Women were not allowed to participate in any form of entertainment.

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Women were not interested in acting.

Question 3

Who is believed to have died on his birthday?

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare

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John Stockwood

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Dr. Aoife Monks

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Queen Elizabeth I

Question 4

What did the authorities in Shakespeare's time fear would happen if people went to the theatre in large numbers?

Accepted Answer

Theft, quarrels, contagious diseases, affairs, and building collapse

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Theatre companies being shut down

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The spread of plagues

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People not going to church

Question 5

Which group of people were upset by theatre and believed it was related to other 'vices'?

Accepted Answer

Contemporary moralists

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The Crown

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The Queen

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The City of London

Question 6

Which Old Testament rule did the actors in Shakespeare's time break by dressing as the opposite sex?

Accepted Answer

The prohibition of one sex wearing the clothes of the other

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The prohibition of cross-dressing in general

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The prohibition of women wearing men's clothes

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The prohibition of men wearing women's clothes

Question 7

Who made up Shakespeare's audience during his time?

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People from all walks of life

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Only men

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Only women

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Only the aristocracy

Question 8

What did some scholars believe about women in the audience during Shakespeare's time?

Accepted Answer

Some scholars believe that women came to watch the plays.

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Women were not interested in watching theatre.

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No women were allowed in the audience.

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Only prostitutes came to watch the plays.

Question 9

What tradition from Shakespeare's time is still present in modern TV and film?

Accepted Answer

Cross-dressing

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Only men playing female roles

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Only women playing male roles

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The use of young boys in theatre

Question 10

What is the overall theme of the source text?

Accepted Answer

The role of gender, societal restrictions, and controversies in Shakespearean theatre

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The impact of theatre on society during Shakespeare's time

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The life and works of William Shakespeare

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The popularity of theatre in Shakespeare's time

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