Part 3: Text Structure in an Informational Text — Quiz
Question 18 • 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 sentence accurately describes the progression of events?
Answer
A
Because John Brayne built a new theater, city authorities restricted playhouses.
B
Because successful theaters were built outside of the city, many theaters shut down in the suburbs.
C
Because city authorities restricted playhouses, new theaters were built outside city limits and grew to be successful.
D
Because the Curtain was built in the suburbs, Puritan preachers began to oppose theaters in the city.
Explanation
The excerpt gives the sequence: in 1574, city authorities restricted playhouses, so actors had to find premises in the suburbs. Brayne and Burbage then built The Theatre in Shoreditch, followed by the Curtain nearby, and both became successful despite opposition. Thus, the restrictions led to new, successful theaters outside the city.
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