Statement I: Theatre was more popular in eighteenth-century England than ever before. Statement II: Theatre around London enjoyed court patronage.

1. ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
2. BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false
3. CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
4. DStatement I is false but Statement II is true

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Correct answer: D. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Explanation

After the Licensing Act (1737) only the patent houses (Drury Lane, Covent Garden) could stage spoken drama, and the eighteenth century is not drama's great age. The London theatres did depend on royal and aristocratic patronage.