Plays were called "mystery" plays because of ...

the craftsmen (craft = mysterium) that put them on

Mystery play cycles told what kind of story?

The story of Biblical history from beginning to end

What are the two main theories about where theater came from?

from religious ritual and storytelling

In The Second Shepherds' Play, what do the shepherds bring to the baby Jesus?

A bird, a tennis ball, cherries

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1
From what cycle is the Second Shepherd's Play taken?
The York Cycle
The Chester Cycle
The Welsh Cycle
The Wakefield Cycle
2
Mystery cycles were eventually banned by the Church in England because they were too...
weird
long
Catholic
confusing
3
What are the three types of religious medieval plays?
Major, minor, and mystery
Miracle, morality, mystery
Miracle, mystery, and tragedy
Morality, mystery, and matinee
4
The first known female playwright was
Aphra Behn
Susan Glaspell
Hrosthvita of Gandersheim
Hildegard von Bingen
5
Plays were called "mystery" plays because of ...
the craftsmen (craft = mysterium) that put them on
because there was a murder and the characters have to solve the mystery
because the names of the people who wrote them remains a mystery
because their endings were so mysterious
6
What is the most famous morality play?
Everyman
The Nun of Gandersheim
Ordo Virtutum
The Castle of Perseverance
7
For what important important liturgical feast was the Quem quaeritis acted out?
Christmas
Pentecost
Lent
Easter
8
Mystery play cycles told what kind of story?
The story of Biblical history from beginning to end
The story of the life of Jesus, from His birth to His resurrection
The stories of the life of Sherlock Holmes
The stories of the lives of the 12 apostles
9
What are the two main theories about where theater came from?
Some guy named Thespis made it up
from religious ritual and storytelling
from legal cases and religious ritual
from storytelling and legal cases
10
Medieval theater was mostly secular.
True
False
11
Who wrote Antigone?
Guan Hanqing
The Wokefield Mister
Euripedes
Sophocles
12
How do Jil and Mak disguise the stolen sheep?
They disguise it as a baby.
They cook it in a stew.
What sheep?
They hide it in under the bed.
13
Who wrote Snow in Midsummer?
Sophocles
Plautus
Han Tian
Guan Hanqing
14
In what eras of theater history was theater performed outside?
All of the above!
Greek
Roman
Medieval
15
The Second Shepherd's Play was written by the Wakefield Minstrel.
False
True
16
Who wrote The Menaechmi?
Guan Hanqing
Menander
Sophocles
Plautus
17
Miracle plays were about....
allegories that taught people how to be virtuous
Miracles performed by Jesus
Bible stories that involved miracles
The lives of saints
18
In The Second Shepherds' Play, what do the shepherds bring to the baby Jesus?
Ethos, pathos, logos
A bird, a tennis ball, cherries
A bird, a tennis ball, a crown
Gold, frankincense, myrrh
19
Why did Western theater disappear at the beginning of the Middle Ages?
Because of the political upheaval when the Roman Empire disintegrated
Because gladiator fights became more popular
Because early Christians disapproved of theater
Both red and yellow
20
All of the mystery plays were written in Latin.
False
True

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