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Before Shakespeare and BOB 2022 Christmas Quiz
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1In a costume list from the 1550s held by the Folger Shakespeare Library, what synonym does the writer use for the theatrical figure of "Venus"?
- AAmorous lady
- BLady Love
- CGoddess of the Heart
- DMy lady, my butterfly, sugar baby
2In 1591, what day of the week (in addition to Sundays) did Queen Elizabeth's Privy Council seek to prevent all dramatic playing, in order to keep it free for the cruel "sport" of bearbaiting?
- AMondays
- BWednesdays
- CThursdays
- DSaturdays
3Visits to the Curtain playhouse might well have rubbed shoulders with the likes of the Venetian Ambassador, Antonio Foscarini. But why did he insist on standing in the "pit" or "middle, among the rabble of porters and carters"?
- ABecause he was "hard of hearing"
- BBecause he was "extremely fond" of the play being shown and "desired an intimate relationship with the stage"
- CSo he could make a "rapid exit if he liked not the play"
- DBecause it was simply "his prerogative"
4Fencing was one of Elizabethan London's most popular entertainment forms. But what were the three "stages" of prize fighting for fencers seeking to gain full membership of the Society of Defence?
- AScholar's, Provost's, Master's
- BBeaver's, Cub's, Scout's
- CBachelor's, Councillor's, Knight's
- DGuard's, Yeoman's, Lord's
5The town of New Romney in Kent ensured all dog owners were registered. The surviving lists give us a census of "pet" ownership in the town, during a period when many dogs would have been used for violent games like bearbaiting. How did the mayor of the town, John Cheeseman, describe his dog in 1579?
- AA great bald, branded mastiff
- BA very good boy
- CA pied bull terrier
- DA red spaniel with black feet
6A number of European families and individuals lived in the area around the Curtain and Theatre playhouses. One such family were the Marquinos, of whom Francisco was a schoolteacher who taught 24 "stranger" or international scholars. What was his wife's Shakespeare-related name?
- ABeatrice
- BLavinia
- CBottom
- DMistress Page
- ECelia
7Thomas Dekker's tongue-in-cheek advice to Elizabethan hipsters (or "gallants") includes some tips on what to do when arriving in a playhouse before the play starts. What does he suggest these London trendoids should do?
- ADrink as many cups of sack as you can get in the playhouse yard but claim to be the Prologue character to avoid paying
- BPlay cards in front of the stage and work together to con unsuspecting gamblers
- CLoudly proclaim that you've seen the play already and tell everybody near you the ending
- DWalk around in brightly coloured clothes swooshing your cape to draw attention to your latest fashion-defining outfit
8Why did Richard Madox leave a play at the Theatre in 1582?
- AThe prologue was "without voice"
- BThe costumes were "tedious"
- CHe got conned playing cards
- DThe weather was too "unfavourable"
9Playhouses were not unique to London. Margaret Thomas, later Woolfe, was a successful manager of an inn who married Nicholas Woolfe and together ran a playhouse in Bristol in the 1600s and 1610s. But why did she complain about him after his death?
- ABecause he was so tight he would not even buy her a new dress
- BBecause he was bad with money and frequently spent all their takings on drink
- CBecause he fathered too many illegitimate children
- DBecause he insisted on performing in the playhouse despite being a terrible singer and having no skill on the viol
10John Lyly was a hugely successful and pioneering playwright. He briefly had a managerial role in which playhouse in the 1580s?
- AFirst Blackfriars
- BSecond Blackfriars
- CThe Theatre
- DThe Curtain
- EWhitefriars
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