Who was the 'Master of the Revels' in Elizabethan and Jacobean England?
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Correct answer: The government official responsible for censoring and licensing plays
The Master of the Revels held significant power over the theater industry. Every play script had to be submitted to his office to ensure it contained no seditious or blasphemous material before it could be performed.
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