1 Who collaborated with Ben Jonson on The Masque of Blackness? Christopher Marlowe William Shakespeare Inigo Jones John Webster 2 When was The Masque of Blackness first performed? 1605 1603 1610 1600 3 The masque was originally written in celebration of which holiday? Easter Michaelmas Christmas Twelfth Night 4 Who was on the English throne at the time the play was performed? King James I King Charles I Queen Elizabeth I King Henry VIII 5 Who commissioned the play and starred in the original performance? Lady Mary Wroth Prince Charles Queen Anne of Denmark Thomas Thorpe 6 A masque is a play generally presented ___. at court without dialogue on holidays for a wide range of audiences 7 Where was the first performance of the masque? Blackfriars Buckingham Palace Whitehall The Globe 8 Just before the masque was performed, Charles I was given the title ___. Prince Charles Duke of York Earl of Leicester Heir to the Throne 9 Inigo Jones was an early modern ___. architect actor composer playwright 10 During his university years, Jonson served an apprenticeship as a ___. glove-maker lawyer bricklayer famer 11 Which of these is true about Jonson's upbringing? He attended Oxford University. He was raised Catholic. His father died shortly before his birth. His family was wealthy. 12 Jonson is best known for his ___. comedies tragedies romances histories 13 Jonson is also credited with the invention of the ___. city comedy dumb show domestic tragedy masque 14 The Masque of Blackness was criticized as a performance because of its ___. large budget racial prejudice length use of female performers 15 The purpose of a masque is usually to ___. flatter the monarch provide low-brow entertainment make a political statement satirize the audience 16 Which of these notable early modern women performed in the masque? Lady Mary Sidney Margaret Cavendish Anne Clifford Lady Mary Wroth 17 The masque was colloquially referred to as ___. Blackness The Queen's Mask The Mask of Blackness Jonson's Masque 18 Along with playwright and poet, Jonson was also a/an ___. actor cook lawyer doctor 19 For which producer did Jonson work during his lifetime? Philip Henslowe Queen Elizabeth I Richard Burbage William Shakespeare 20 Jonson once played the protagonist in the play ___. Tamburlaine the Great The Jew of Malta Hamlet The Spanish Tragedy 21 Jonson's first notable play was ___. The Alchemist Every Man in his Humour Volpone The Case is Alter'd 22 In 1603, Jonson experienced tragedy when ___. his oldest son died his daughter died his father died his wife died 23 Which company performed most of Jonson's plays? The King's Men The Admiral's Men The Children of the Revels The Queen's Men 24 At which theater did many of Jonson's plays appear? The Globe Backfriars Whitefriars The Rose 25 In 1597, a warrant for Jonson's arrest was released by ___. King James I Queen Elizabeth I King Henry VIII Queen Mary I
