According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by \legitimate\ drama ?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to a theater licensing act, repealed in 1843, what was meant by “legitimate” drama ?

   A. The dramaturge and playwright had to be related.
   B. All of the actors were male.
   C. All of the actors were British.
   D. The play was spoken.

2. What was the licensing system ?

   A. All royalties from the sale of books went to the crown (hence the name).
   B. Poets were required to have a university diploma (the original \poetic license\).
   C. All books had to be dedicated to a noble or royal patron.
   D. All books had to be submitted for official approval before publication.

3. Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?

   A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
   B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
   C. the death of the musical
   D. all but C

4. Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?

   A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
   B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
   C. the death of the musical
   D. all but C

5. To which theater was Christopher Marlow associated with ?

   A. English Puritan theatre
   B. English Renaissance theatre
   C. Restoration theatre
   D. English Neo-Classical theatre

6. In 1613 the Globe Theater burned down during a production of which play ?

   A. King John
   B. Richard II
   C. Henry VIII
   D. Henry V

7. In which year Globe theater got fire and destroyed ?

   A. 1610
   B. 1611
   C. 1612
   D. 1613

8. Which of the following best describes epic theater as defined by Berthold Brecht ?

   A. Epic theater is plot-driven theater.
   B. Epic theater turns the passive spectator into an active observer.
   C. Epic theater privileges feeling over reason.
   D. Epic theater maintains the illusion of realism.

9. Greek theater was often of what genre ?

   A. Tragedy
   B. Comedy
   C. Romance
   D. A and B only

10. Many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed at what theater in Elizabethan England ?

    A. “The Curtain”
    B. “The Globe”
    C. “The Rose”
    D. “The Anchor”