Senior English- Medieval Literature Terms Flashcards

1

He invaded England from Normandy in 1066

William Caxton
William the Conqueror
Guilds
John Wycliffe

2

actors who acted these plays

Guilds
Pageant
Exemplum
Morality Play

3

an example or model, especially a moralizing or illustrative story

Exemplum
Guilds
Pageant
Morality Play

4

a four-line stanza in iambic meter

Ballad Stanza
Popular Ballad
Drama
Lyric

5

allegorical play where characteristics are represented as people

Morality Play
Drama
Miracle Play
Mystery Play

6

Short narrative folk song about a tragic event

Popular Ballad
Lyric
Carol
Drama

7

adventure stories about knights with elements of the supernatural

Miracle Play
Medieval Romance
Mystery Play
Morality Play

8

plays on biblical subjects

Miracle Play
Morality Play
Mystery Play
Drama

9

originated in France, hymns particularly one associated with Christmas

Drama
Lyric
Carol
Popular Ballad

10

a play

Lyric
Carol
Popular Ballad
Drama

11

Short poem written in verse

Lyric
Drama
Popular Ballad
Carol

12

Based on biblical stories or the lives of the saints

Drama
Morality Play
Mystery Play
Miracle Play

13

Created the first printing press for England

William Caxton
William the Conqueror
Guilds
John Wycliffe

14

A Moveable Platform

Pageant
Guilds
Morality Play
Exemplum

15

Translated the Bible into English in 1390

Guilds
William Caxton
John Wycliffe
William the Conqueror

Senior English- Medieval Literature Terms

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Senior English- Medieval Literature Terms

Questions 15