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The Rebirth of Theatre in The Church
The Rebirth of Theatre in The Church
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theatre from 900s to 1200s
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1
What event caused Cycle plays to be banned?
The drama was used to mock Christianity
The Sacred topics should not be performed by secular people
The Priests and Nuns didn't have time to perform so much
The English Protestant Reformation
2
Before theatre was reintroduced in the Church everything was in Latin
True
False
3
Hrotsvistha wanted her plays to be only serious and sacred
True
False
4
Moving theatre from inside to outside the church allowed it become secular
False
True
5
What were Miracle plays about
Only the miracles of Jesus
witchcraft
Lives of the Saints
Magic and ritural miracles
6
What was the Story of the Passion Play
The death and resurrection of Jesus
Lust and desire
The Birth of Jesus
The life of Saints
7
Theatre reemerged in the 900's in
the Church
Theatres
Castles
The town square
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Cycle plays
involved all the city
involved all the business and guilds
Was performed by Priests and Nuns
was not performed by priests or nuns
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Who was Hrotsvitha?
a nun
a canoness
A princess
a playright
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What is a Canoness?
A type of monk
A type of Nun
A written lanuage
A type of Canon used in Castles
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Who first performed theatre in the Church? (in the 900s)
Nuns
Parishioners
Mimes
Priests
12
The Theatre was restored to Western Culture as a form of Religious Service
False
True
13
Why did the Church start to use Theatre?
as a form of ministry
as part of the liturgy
as a form of entertainment
to engage the church goes in the message
14
The last recorded play in Roman was
33 AD
500 BC
318 AD
533 AD
15
The Church first reintroduced theatre as a
Easter Liturgy
Christmas play
Morality play
Mystery Play
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How long did each cycle play last?
30 minutes
all day
1 hour
15 mintues
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Priest did not want to play secular characters
False
True
18
What does Quem Quaeritis mean?
The Sum of All Truth
The Four Corners of the World
Come what May
Whom do you seek
19
What was the them of Mystery Plays?
Morality
Biblical Stories
Just the Passion of Christ
Lives of the Christians
20
pageant carts
Was a type of processional in a parade
was a wagon lived in by traveling families
Were a type of vending cart
was a special stage for cycle plays
21
Why did the Church oppress Theatre?
It was dedicated to Greco-Roman Gods
It was sexually promiscuous
It was Roman
It was vulgar and violent
22
How did the performing arts continue after the Theatres were closed?
The performers travelled and became ministrels, jesters & traveling troups
The theatre actually continued as before
The Church absorbed the gestures and spectical of Theatre
They didn't survive, it ended all performance.
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Why did theatre move from the Church to the streets?
The church wanted to tell historical stories of culture
The Church wanted to resurrect secular theatre
The audiences grew to big
It became too secular
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What was the Theme of Morality Plays?
A form of Greek Theatre
Bible Stories
The life of Christ
Stories of good and evil
