Epicene, or the Silent Woman Quizzes

Epicene, or the Silent Woman Quiz 1

1 Who wrote Epicene?
Ben Jonson

Christopher Marlowe

John Milton

William Shakespeare
2 What is the original title of the play?
Epicoene's Deceit

Epicoene, or the Silent Woman

Epicoene and Morose

Much Ado About Nothing
3 What year was the play first performed?
1750

1660

1609

1702
4 What is the genre of the play?
Tragedy

Romance

Domestic tragedy

City comedy
5 Where did Ben Jonson attend university?
Oxford University

University of Cambridge

University of Kent

He never attended university.
6 Jonson performed an apprenticeship as what?
A bricklayer

A glovemaker

A baker

An actor
7 Where did Jonson serve in the English army?
France

The Netherlands

Italy

Spain
8 Which of these did Jonson play during his time as an actor?
Romeo from Romeo and Juliet

Hieronimo from The Spanish Tragedy

Hamlet from Hamlet

Tamburlaine from Tamburlaine
9 What was the play that established Jonson as a dramatist?
Epicene

Sejanus

The Alchemist

Every Man in His Humour
10 Which tragedy did Jonson suffer early in his life?
The death of his first son

The loss of a limb

The death of his wife

A fire that destroyed his home
11 Who was the most influential theater manager at the time Jonson was writing?
William Shakespeare

Christopher Marlowe

Philip Henslowe

Queen Elizabeth I
12 What was the name of the acting company in which Jonson first participated?
The Children of the Queen's Revels

The Queen's Men

The Blackfriar Children

The Admiral's Men
13 What is likely Jonson's earliest surviving play?
The Case if Altered

Sejanus

The Alchemist

Taming of the Shrew
14 Who of these writers is considered a contemporary of Ben Jonson?
William Shakespeare

Thomas Wyatt

Aphra Behn

John Milton
15 Who of these writers praised Epicene for its uniqueness as a comedy?
Christopher Marlowe

Lady Mary Wroth

John Milton

John Dryden
16 When did Epicene experience a major revival?
The Restoration

The nineteenth century

Jacobean England

The eighteenth century
17 Which of these did Jonson use as his source material for the play?
Libanius

Aristotle

Virgil

Seneca
18 Which of these plays is likely alluded to in Epicene?
The Spanish Tragedy

Twelfth Night

Tamburlaine

A Misummer Night's Dream
19 In which theater did the play premier?
The Rose

Blackfriars

Whitefriars

The Globe
20 Who was the original cast of the play?
The Admiral's Men

The King's Men

The Children of the Queen's Revels

The Blackfriar Troupe
21 Which member of the royal family complained about the play?
King James I

Queen Anne of Denmark

Arabella Stuart

Queen Elizabeth I
22 With which genre of playwriting is Jonson most closely associated?
History

Comedy

Romance

Tragedy
23 Which of these is not a common characteristic of city comedy?
Non-royal characters

Numerous subplots

Set in London

Revenge tale
24 Aside from drama, for which genre of writing was Jonson also known?
Sermons

Political pamphlets

Novels

Poetry
25 When did Ben Jonson die?
1637

1665

1610

1616

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