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

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