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The 10-volume book on Roman architecture,
De Architectura
, was written by:
Gloriosus
Marcus Vitruvius
Seneca
Theodosius
2
What are Morality Plays?
Stories about the lives of the saints
Short playlets performed as part of a church service
Plays featuring characters who learn a lesson
Biblical stories
3
What is a Mystery Play?
Stories about the lives of the saints
Burlesque on the Catholic Church
Biblical stories
Plays featuring characters who learn a lesson
4
Which of the following is
NOT
one of Horace's rules for drama?
Plays must be 5 acts.
No gods unless necessary for the plot.
No more than 4 actors.
No violence onstage.
5
Which of the following things was
NOT
true of the paterfamilias during the Roman Empire?
He made all decisions regarding his slaves, including thier release.
He alone determined the family's gods and religion.
He was the undisputed lord and master of the household.
He could kill his children for any reason.
6
Generally considered the first female playwright, this person wrote plays while living in a nunnery.
Hrosvitha of Gandersheim
Hilda of Whitby
Hildegard of Bingen
Theodora of Byzantium
7
In plays such as Everyman, characters with names like Knowledge, Beauty, Five Wits, and Good Deeds are:
metaphorical
allegorical
mythological
historical
8
What was the
primary
responsibility of a Roman wife?
Attending social functions on behalf of her husband.
Maintaining the religious practices in the home.
Raising her children.
Bearing her children.
9
The seating area of the Roman theatre is called the:
orchestra
pulpitum
thyromata
cavea
10
What are Tropes?
Short playlets performed as part of a church service
Plays featuring characters who learn a lesson
Stories about the lives of the saints
Biblical stories
11
This person built the first permanent theatre in Rome in 55 BCE:
Theodosius
Pompey the Great
Marcus Vitruvius
Alexander the Great
12
Stage sea battles in the Roman era are called:
none of these are correct
auleum
naumachiae
siparium
13
Anything that shows a displacement of time, or something that doesn't belong, is called:
a mistake
an exception
a secret
an anachronism
14
A trope which begins with the line, "Who do you seek in the tomb, O Christians?" is known as the:
Quem Quaeritis
Abydos Ritual
Easter Song
Gregorian Chant
15
The Latin phrase
tuas res tibi habeto
was the only thing necessary for Romans to:
marry
close a business transaction
free their slaves
divorce
16
Similar to a stage manager, this person oversaw all aspects of Medieval cycle play productions:
Regisseur
Secrets Master
Vassal
Pageant Master
17
The playing space for liturgical drama in the medieval period is called the:
pageant wagon
platea
Cornish round
mansion
18
Groups in England during the Middle Ages that were responsible for producing a cycle play:
nobles
trade guilds
parishes
confraternities
19
What are Miracle Plays
Short playlets performed as part of a church service
Burlesque on the Catholic Church
Plays featuring characters who learn a lesson
Stories about the lives of the saints
20
What are the Feast of fools?
Short playlets performed as part of a church service
Plays featuring characters who learn a lesson
Biblical stories
Burlesque on the Catholic Church
21
During the Byzantine Empire, this city was where the great library was located, this housed the Greek tragedies:
Antioch
Alexandria
Athens
Constantinople
22
The rolling carts upon which simple sets were constructed and mystery plays were presented were called:
ekkyklema
processional stages
Cornish rounds
pageant wagons
23
These organizations were responsible for the production of individual cycle plays on the European continent - England:
maestri
trade guilds
confraternities
ministeriums
24
The stage area, added to the Roman theatre, is called the:
pulpitum
siparium
orchestra
platform
25
The Latin term,
horror vacui
, means:
fear of empty space
fear of ignorance
fear of strong winds
fear of ghosts
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What were the medieval drama's? (Theirs more than 1 answer)
Miracle Plays
Tropes
Feast of Fools
Mystery Plays