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Henry VIII (play) - Exam
Contributed by: Morris
  • 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) King and Cardinal
D) The Reign of Henry the Eighth
  • 2. Who collaborated with William Shakespeare in writing 'Henry VIII'?
A) Thomas Heywood
B) John Fletcher
C) Francis Bacon
D) Samuel Rowley
  • 3. Which character is portrayed as having overweening pride and ruthless power in the play?
A) Cardinal Wolsey
B) Anne Bullen
C) Queen Katherine
D) King Henry VIII
  • 4. Who revokes Cardinal Wolsey's measures during a conversation with Queen Katherine?
A) Cardinal Campeius
B) Duke of Norfolk
C) Lord Abergavenny
D) King Henry VIII
  • 5. At which theatre did the Globe Theatre burn down during a performance of 'Henry VIII'?
A) Theatre Royal, Manchester
B) Globe Theatre
C) Blackfriars Theatre
D) Sadler's Wells Theatre
  • 6. What event led to the Globe Theatre burning down in 1613?
A) A firework display gone wrong
B) A cannon shot for special effects ignited the thatched roof.
C) An electrical fault during a performance
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) To attend future performances
B) The audience's approval despite knowing not everyone will be pleased.
C) Donations to the theatre
D) A standing ovation for the actors
  • 9. Who was believed to have originally performed Henry VIII in the play?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Colley Cibber
C) John Lowin
D) Thomas Betterton
  • 10. Who staged a production of 'Henry VIII' in 1933?
A) Herbert Beerbohm Tree
B) Charles Laughton
C) Margaret Webster
D) John Gielgud
  • 11. In which year did the reconstructed Shakespeare's Globe stage 'Henry VIII'?
A) 1946
B) 2010
C) 1959
D) 1877
  • 12. Who played Henry in the 2010 production at Shakespeare's Globe?
A) John Gielgud
B) Dominic Rowan
C) Ian McNeice
D) Lyn Harding
  • 13. Which character in 'Henry VIII' is executed during a performance witnessed by the Duke of Buckingham?
A) Duke of Buckingham
B) King Henry VIII
C) Cardinal Wolsey
D) Queen Katherine
  • 14. What significant event in 'Henry VIII' is associated with the Blackfriars Theatre?
A) The powerful trial scene.
B) The marriage of Princess Elizabeth
C) The execution of Buckingham
D) The birth of Elizabeth
  • 15. Which character is portrayed by Edith Evans in the 1959 Stratford production?
A) Queen Katherine's lady-in-waiting
B) Anne Bullen
C) Katherine
D) Mary I
  • 16. Who was the Duke of Buckingham that witnessed a performance in 1628?
A) Charles Kean
B) George Villiers
C) David Garrick
D) Francis Bacon
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