Medieval, Italian Ren, Spanish Golden Age, French Neoclassical

Stationary staging means that the audience was stationary and the pageant wagons came to them.

Liturgical drama during the Medieval Period was produced within the walls of the church.

Descriptive criticism is analytic. Prescriptive criticism argues for a certain point of view.

This is the term for the scenic structure used in liturgical drama.

The Medieval Period took place across Europe during the following years:

Morality plays make use of allegorical characters to teach a moral lesson.

A term for a cunning or scheming character comes from this Italian playwright and author of The Mandrake and The Prince.

Moliere was heavily influenced by commedia dell'arte.

An example of memento mori in art is...

During the High Middle Ages, ____ became the primary method of vocational training.

Morality plays focus on Bible stories and making them accessible to non-reading audiences.

There are four extant cycle plays. Which one includes The Second Shepherd's Play?

Mystery plays were produced within the church, in the area known as the knave.

Why were most plays written anonymously during the Medieval Period?

The neoclassical ideals are derived from the work of Aristotle and Horace.

This Italian Renaissance performance style featured a company of ten performers traveling to present comedic pieces.

The Regularis Concordia is an important primary resource for liturgical drama during the Middle Ages.

He was considered the most powerful man in France in the mid 1600s and established the neoclassical ideals in France.

The most popular Italian Renaissance form, ____ combines music, drama, and spectacle to recreate the Greek works.

Another term for mystery plays is "station drama" because we follow the main character through a series of episodes.

This play, written by an anonymous author, is an example of a morality play.

Playwrights during the Italian Renaissance are known for being very innovative with dramatic form.

The Early Middle Ages brought forth this social system that organized labor and land ownership.

Women were not allowed to attend plays or perform publicly during the Spanish Golden Age.

This group, made up of writers and intellectuals, established rules for French language and literature.

The first proscenium arch theatre in France is...

______ are extended musical passages with call and response suggestive of dramatic interactions.

This Italian theatre designer developed wings for scenic perspective and argued for three basic settings in theatre.

This prolific playwright wrote Fuente Ovejuna.

Anachronism was used in mystery plays because it created a sense of connection between the Bible and Medieval Period.

Attributing a custom, event, or object to a period to which it does not belong is known as...

The Hotel de Bourgogne was the first permanent theater structure in Europe since Roman times.

The Teatro Farnese is the oldest surviving theater with a permanent proscenium arch.

Autos Sacramentales are similar to Medieval Cycle plays.

From which city were classical manuscripts brought west in the 1400s?

Autos Sacramentales were produced using two-story carros, which are similar to pageant wagons.

Italian influence during the French Neoclassical era was prevalent because...

Using characters, objects, and actions to represent abstract concepts or principles is known as...

One of the most prominent tropes during the Medieval Period is...

The only unmasked commedia characters are the zanni.

The Neoclassical Ideals were developed in France.

Which of the following is an element of the neoclassical ideals?

Processional staging is when cycle plays were staged on pageant wagons and brought to the audience like a parade.

An important role in the production of cycle plays, this person was in charge of special effects.

Humanism, or the study of people and their earthly lives, was an important element of the Italian Renaissance.

This literary device is a sudden plot shift that brings about a tidy ending.

Many plays written in monasteries are considered by historians to be closet dramas.

This Italian theatre designer is known as "The Great Wizard" for his development of the chariot and pole system.

Types of vernacular drama during the Medieval Period include mystery plays and morality plays.

The Gutenberg Printing Press allowed for faster spread of information after its invention c. 1450.

The Church was not involved in secular theatre performance during the Spanish Golden Age.

The Black Plague killed 10% of Europe's population during the Medieval Period.

The Regularis Concordia is attributed to Hildegard von Bingen

A proscenium arch...

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz was...

These performers, usually masked, would parade in the streets, perform pantomime, and enter homes for food and drink.

What are the three unities of drama?

Moliere wrote this neoclassical comedy:

______ shows up often in the art, drama, and literature of the time as a reminder of the prevalence of death.

This playwright of The Cid was harshly criticized by the Academie Francaise for not adhering to the neoclassical ideals.

Play production during the Spanish Golden Age was similar to that of the English Renaissance.

The Salles de Machines...

The neoclassical ideals embrace a three-act structure.

The neutral playing space in front of the mansion is known as...

The public courtyard theater spaces of the Spanish Golden Age are known as...

A cycle play is made up of a series of mystery plays.

The Theatre du Marais was an important French theatre that was converted from an existing indoor tennis court structure.

Established in 1680 and still operational today, the Comedie Francaise is the French National Theatre.

A character group featured in commedia dell'arte is...

This form of Spanish drama is known for mixing genres, themes of honor, supernatural elements, and heroic rescues.

Jean Racine established the Illustrious Theatre.

Julius Scalinger and Lodovico Castlevetro were fierce opponents of the neoclassical ideals.

This Spanish city is known for continually producing autos sacramentales since the 15th century.

This author of Dulcitius was heavily influenced by the works of Terence.

What are Serlian wings?

Mystery plays were produced by trade guilds.

This 1517 event was a contributing factor to theatre being outlawed at the end of the Medieval Period.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca wrote...

This Italian theater was built to resemble a Roman theater but used Renaissance perspective construction.

Established bits of physical comedy within the commedia scenario are known as...

The I Gelosi troupe, featuring Isabella and Francesco Andreni, was the most famous Commedia troupe of its time.