Literatura Inglesa 1 banco de questões aula 5

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	 1a Questão
	
	
	
	
	What influence did Queen Elizabeth I have on the theater?
		
	
	She closed theaters and banned actors
	 
	Desiring the promotion of English culture, she provided playwrights with her attendance and financial support.
	
	Fearing the spread of the black plague, she discouraged the theater, where many individuals would be in close proximity with one another.
	
	Concerned about people neglecting work to attend plays, she discouraged theater goers from attending plays.
	
	Wanting to benefit financially, she encouraged artists to write and perform plays.
	
	 
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	 2a Questão
	
	
	
	
	The goal of tragedy is to __________ us.
		
	 
	sadden
	
	burden
	
	delight
	 
	ennoble
	
	scare
	
	 
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	 3a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Read the text below:
It was a period during which Queen Elizabeth I ruled over England and promoted economic, religious and political reforms in her country, besides a great cultural improvement, sponsoring poets, dramatists, writers and the incentive for the construction of great theaters in the capital city, London.
► What is the name of this period?
		
	
	The Tudor's Dinasty.
	
	The Shakespearan Era.
	
	The Protestantism Era
	
	The Tudor's Era.
	 
	The Elizabethan Era
	
Explicação:
The Elizabethan Period was the age of the Renaissance, of new ideas and new thinking.  The introduction of the printing press during the Renaissance, one of the greatest tools in increasing knowledge and learning, was responsible for the interest in the different sciences and inventions - and the supernatural.
The new ideas, information and increased knowledge about science, technology and astrology led to a renewed interest to new knowledge areas and launched society to a new reality.
	
	 
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	 4a Questão
	
	
	
	
	The Elizabethan reign was a time of:
		
	
	internal political instability
	
	sadness and fear
	 
	prosperity and conquests
	
	domesticity and gentility
	
	religious persecution
	
	 
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	 5a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the English language. Even though not much is known about his life, we do know some details about it.
How old was Shakespeare when he got married?
		
	
	He was thirty.
	
	He was forty.
	
	He was twenty-five.
	
	He was twenty-eight.
	 
	He was eighteen.
	
	 
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	 6a Questão
	
	
	
	
	Beowulf is written in Anglo-Saxon language with the use of alliteration. The only existing manuscript of it dates from the eleventh century, but it is believed that the original poem may have been written before. What is the literary characteristic of Beowulf?
		
	
	It is a tragedy.
	
	It is a comedy.
	
	It is an epic poetry.
	 
	It is an epic poem.
	
	It is a sonnet.
	
	 
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	 7a Questão
	
	
	
	
	The word Renaissance literally means:
		
	 
	renovation
	
	art
	
	Greek art
	
	classical study
	 
	rebirth
	
	 
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	 8a Questão
	
	
	
	
	What was the Globe Theatre like?
		
	
	It was not a perfect one but, since we are talking about the XIV century, we need to understand the difficulties builders had at the time.
	 
	It was an open-air octagonal amphitheater that could seat up to 3,000 spectators. The theatre was three stories high, with a diameter of approximately 100 feet.
	
	Since it was the first theatre ever having been built in Stratford-on-Avon, it was an outstanding work of art.
	
	It was not a very big building since Queen Elizabeth I did not want to spend too much money in it.
	
	It was the first popular theatre ever having been built in London and its sound equipments were the best ones at the time.