Henry VIII (play)

Henry VIII (play) - Exam

1. What is an alternative title recorded for 'The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eighth'?

A) Henry VIII: The Play
B) All Is True
C) The Reign of Henry the Eighth
D) King and Cardinal

2. Who collaborated with William Shakespeare in writing 'Henry VIII'?

A) Francis Bacon
B) Samuel Rowley
C) Thomas Heywood
D) John Fletcher

3. Which character is portrayed as having overweening pride and ruthless power in the play?

A) Anne Bullen
B) King Henry VIII
C) Queen Katherine
D) Cardinal Wolsey

4. Who revokes Cardinal Wolsey's measures during a conversation with Queen Katherine?

A) Duke of Norfolk
B) Cardinal Campeius
C) King Henry VIII
D) Lord Abergavenny

5. At which theatre did the Globe Theatre burn down during a performance of 'Henry VIII'?

A) Blackfriars Theatre
B) Globe Theatre
C) Sadler's Wells Theatre
D) Theatre Royal, Manchester

6. What event led to the Globe Theatre burning down in 1613?

A) A firework display gone wrong
B) An electrical fault during a performance
C) A cannon shot for special effects ignited the thatched roof.
D) Arson by an audience member

7. Who is accused of heresy in Act V Scene 2?

A) Cranmer
B) Campeius
C) Wolsey
D) Buckingham

8. What does the Epilogue of 'Henry VIII' ask from the audience?

A) A standing ovation for the actors
B) The audience's approval despite knowing not everyone will be pleased.
C) To attend future performances
D) Donations to the theatre

9. Who was believed to have originally performed Henry VIII in the play?

A) Thomas Betterton
B) Colley Cibber
C) John Lowin
D) William Shakespeare

10. Who staged a production of 'Henry VIII' in 1933?

A) Charles Laughton
B) John Gielgud
C) Herbert Beerbohm Tree
D) Margaret Webster

11. In which year did the reconstructed Shakespeare's Globe stage 'Henry VIII'?

A) 2010
B) 1877
C) 1946
D) 1959

12. Who played Henry in the 2010 production at Shakespeare's Globe?

A) Ian McNeice
B) Dominic Rowan
C) Lyn Harding
D) John Gielgud

13. Which character in 'Henry VIII' is executed during a performance witnessed by the Duke of Buckingham?

A) King Henry VIII
B) Cardinal Wolsey
C) Duke of Buckingham
D) Queen Katherine

14. What significant event in 'Henry VIII' is associated with the Blackfriars Theatre?

A) The execution of Buckingham
B) The marriage of Princess Elizabeth
C) The powerful trial scene.
D) The birth of Elizabeth

15. Which character is portrayed by Edith Evans in the 1959 Stratford production?

A) Mary I
B) Katherine
C) Queen Katherine's lady-in-waiting
D) Anne Bullen

16. Who was the Duke of Buckingham that witnessed a performance in 1628?

A) Francis Bacon
B) David Garrick
C) Charles Kean
D) George Villiers

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