Medieval Theatre Quiz

Question 1

A play made up of various small stories about the Bible, the life of Jesus or the Saints or moral tales was...

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A cycle play

Question 2

Hildegard was a privelleged nun that owned land and ran monasteries.

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True

Question 3

When the church stopped controlling the plays and allowed the laymen to produce it was called

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Secularization

Question 4

When the plays reached the commoners what language were they being performed in?

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Vernacular

Question 5

What language were the first Medieval plays written and spoke in?

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Latin

Question 6

Plays about how humans became well-rounded individuals were called

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Morality Plays

Question 7

What was the 4 line trope that was first produced in liturgical mass called

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Quem Queritis

Question 8

The general acting area was called?

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Platea

Question 9

Hrosvitha of Gandersheim, a nun, wrote religious plays based on Terence's plays, but they were

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Closet Dramas

Question 10

What type of government was in place during the Medieval times?

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Feudalism

Question 11

churches main focus was to teach people about religion and living good lives thru performance

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True

Question 12

The church gave up control so that the people could have their freedom in what was being shown

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False

Question 13

Pageant wagons paraded through the streets while plays were being performed on them in loops

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True

Question 14

Moveable stages were called

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Pageant wagons

Question 15

Plays about the lives of Saints were called

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Miracle Plays

Question 16

ON stage a mansion on SL was made to look like a beast? What location did this imply?

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The Underworld, Hell

Question 17

What are secrets, in medieval theatre?

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Special Effects

Question 18

Medieval times or the period “The Dark Ages” is said to begin when?

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After the fall of the Roman Empire

Question 19

What was the name of the housing behind the playing space, served as a backdrop for wagons?

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Mansions

Question 20

Plays about the life of Jesus as told by the Bible were called

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Mystery Plays

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