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Question 13 • English Language Arts 12

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England . In 1574 the city authorities are given powers to restrict playhouses, forcing the actors to find new premises in the suburbs. This becomes a golden opportunity for John Brayne and his brother-in-law, James Burbage, who in 1576 build a new theater, simply called The Theatre, at Shoreditch, just half a mile north of Bishopsgate. The following year a second theater, the Curtain, is built just two hundred yards away. Despite some heavy opposition from Puritan preachers and moralists, both theaters are successful. Which event happened third?

Answer
A
Puritan preachers opposed both new theaters.
B
City authorities were given powers to place restrictions on playhouses.
C
The Curtain, a second theater in the area, was built.
D
The Theatre was built by Brayne and Burbage at Shoreditch.
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