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’t stand a chance. What was the most direct effect of the establishment of the Queen’s Men?
Answer
A
Drama received royal approval.
B
The queen visited Whitehall Palace.
C
New plays were written every year.
D
The Puritans were outraged.
Explanation
By establishing her own theater company, the Queen’s Men, the queen gave dramatic art her support. The excerpt describes this as drama receiving royal approval, so the most direct effect was that drama received royal approval. The Puritans’ outrage came afterward.
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