The most popular literary genres during the Middle Ages were:

chanson de gest, troubadour lyrics and romantic epic

The term "late antiquity" refers to:

elements of continuity with the roman empire

Dark Ages is term used to describe...

the relative scarcity of literary and cultural output

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1
the two main areas for performance were
fixed and movable
tragedy and comedy
mansions and plateas
up and down
2
The medieval period is subdivided into early middle ages, high middle ages and....
late middle ages
superior middle ages
final middle ages
dark ages
3
Gonzalo de Berceo was
an author of tragedies
a spanish poet
a famous performer during the 5th century
the most important writer of comedies
4
The most popular literary genres during the Middle Ages were:
drama, lyrical poetry and epic narrative
chanson de gest, troubadour lyrics and romantic epic
baroque, gothic and classic
palatal, episcopal and monastic
5
The 3M plays stand for...
mystery, miracle, mortuary
miracle, mystery, morality
missionary, mandatory, meticulous
multidimensional, mind blowing, masquerade
6
The term "late antiquity" refers to:
elements of continuity with the roman empire
a performance that originated mystery and morality plays
the preservation of old knowledge in the Middle ages
relics preserved from the Middle Ages
7
Vernacular mystery plays contained:
references to God and the Bible
moral elements to evangelize people
devils, villains and clowns
the plague
8
the origins of medieval theater
have never been studied
are rooted in the greek tragedy
date back to the 4th century
are unknown
9
pageant wagons were
old wheeled cart vehicles used in the 5th century
stages for presentations
housing buildings in the middle ages
tent-like shops used by vendors during play cycles
10
among the variety of genres in the medieval theater were...
dance and song performances
tragedy and comedy
mystery and morality plays
masks and rituals
11
The Middle Ages is a historical period of time that lasted
ten years
one thousand years
ten decades
one century
12
Dark Ages is term used to describe...
an outbreak of disease and famine
the relative scarcity of literary and cultural output
a lack of social parity
the transition between the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages
13
The Middle Ages are divided into three periods
classical, medieval, modern
pagan, christian, catholic
beginning, middle, end
superior, interior, exterior
14
This was the greatest influence in literature during the Middle Ages
Christianity
Obscurantism
The plague
Dionisio
15
Art in the Middle Ages included these movements:
Egyptian and Persian
Gothic and Byzantine
Baroque and Rococo
Modernism and Postmodernism
16
The fall of ___ came before the Middle Ages and the ___ came after it
christianity, golden ages
chivalry, dark ages
pagans, greeks gods
the roman empire, renaissance
17
The predominant type of church music was
Classical
Beyoncé
Hymns and psalms
Gregorian chant
18
The author of Coplas, who dedicated his most famous work to his father, was
An anonymous writer
Fernando de Rojas
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Jorge Manrique

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