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- 48. Shakespeare died in Stratford, in the year 1616, at the age of BLANK. (14)
- 45. We know about when Shakespeare was born because of his Baptismal record. TRUE or FALSE?
- 66. The kings in France during this time supported theater. TRUE or FALSE?
- 58. Who had more psychologically complex characters in their plays, Shakespeare or Jonson?
- 41. In 1558, Elizabeth I "cracked down on religious and BLANK plays.
- 37. Humanism is "the idea that earthly life isn't just a vale of BLANK that might lead to heaven if you're good, but maybe worthy in and of itself."
- 44. BLANK influenced the work of Shakespeare. (13)
- 31. Closet dramas are plays that are meant to be read but not performed. TRUE or FALSE.
- 39. Neoclassical plays are called that because they are both BLANK
- 38. Name one field (besides theater) that saw advancement in the Renaissance due to this new humanism mindset.
- 42. The earliest plays of the English Renaissance were based on the work of BLANK
- 34. In what century did drama move away from being a church and liturgical event to being completely secular?
- 33. When liturgical drama outgrew the churches it was being performed in, where did it Move?
- 40. What part of the classical comedy did Italian writers remove? (12)
- 20. What god did the Roman Games honor? (5)
- 32. Ordo Virtutum is "the only liturgical drama that survives alongside its BLANK." (9)
- 23. Shakespeare borrowed BLANK from Plautus when he wrote what play?
- 24. Seneca's tragedies had a BLANK act structure. (6)
- 30. Hrotsvitha wanted to write plays that were both BLANK.
- 17. TRUE or FALSE, Roman and Greek theater look very similar to each other.