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6. how many years was theatre banned and by whom?
- 50 years Oliver Cromwell
- 35 years Oliver Cromwell
- 400 years King James I
- 30 years Charles II
7. Is there similarities between 'The Recruiting Officer' and Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew'?
8. What similarties are there?
- Slyvia tries to tame Plume - Petruchio tries to tame Kate
- Euphemistic
- All of the above
- Non-naturalistic
9. what is the period called when this play was written?
- Restoration theatre
- Elizbethan Theatre
- minstrel theatre
- Upper-Class Theatre
10. Where was the first performance?
- The Queens Theatre
- Theatre Royal in Dury Lane
- The Globe
- The Royal Court
11. Where is the play set?
- all of the above
- Sainsbury
- Shrewsbury
- Shottery
12. What play features 'The Recruiting Officer'
- All of the above
- Our country
- Princess and the Pea
- Dr Faustus
13. How many main characters are there?
14. How many minor characters are there?
- 4 + extras(mob/servants/recruits)
- 2 + extras(mob/servants/recruits)
- 12 + extras(mob/servants/recruits)
15. what do the three justices names symbolise? (Balance, Scale, Scruple)
- balanced scruples(decisions)
- All of the above
- the scales of justice
- The law
16. what do the names, Kite and Bullock symbolise?
- Lower class portrayed as wildlife
- upper class portrayed as vegetation
- middle class portrayed as wildlife
17. What does Lucy use to try and get a husband?
- her sexualiity
- her eyes
- letters coppied in handwritting
- stolen handkerchief
18. what does this quote from Plume mean? " have you made any use of your german doctor's habit"?
- Kite disguise for a group event
- all of the above
- Kite disguise for recruiting
- kite in attire for the party
19. What does plume do at the end of the play?
- give his job to brazen
- have a fight with Balance
- strike Silvia
- all of the above
20. What are Melinda's objectives in Act 3 scene 2?
- to make worthy Jealous with Brazen
- to sustain her false image, maintain her pretense
- all of the above
- to win the power struggle with her maid