Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

Which detail in Hamlet best reflects the time the play was written in?

Read the excerpt from A History of the World in 100 Objects.The slit drum began its life in Central Africa, in the region where Sudan and the Congo share a frontier, and it would have been part of the court orchestra of a powerful chief... The flanks of the drum have been carved to different thicknesses, so that a skilled drummer with a traditional drumstick can produce at least two tones and as many as four distinct pitches.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.The queen continues to encourage dramatic art, personally attending performances at Gray’s Inn, Greenwich Palace, and Whitehall Palace. In 1583 she establishes her own theater company, the Queen’s Men, and leading actors flock to it. Puritans are enraged, and the following year the city authorities try to outlaw plays altogether, both within and outside the city walls. But now that drama has received royal approval, they don’

True or False:

Take a look at this image from Jonathan Price’s adaptation of Hamlet.Take a look at this image from Sir Laurence Olivier’s adaptation of Hamlet.