Why did the Church ban Mystery Plays in the 16 th century?

They did not like their leaning towards the burlesque and the vulgar

What is the purpose of interludes?

To provide comic relief to the audience

Who generally performed Mystery Plays in the later 14th century?

Members of trade or craft guilds

What were the Chronicle plays based on?

Historical material in the English chronicle

What did the Mystery Plays perform on?

Separate pageant wagon was drawn

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1
Describe an interlude in one or two sentences.
A type of dance
Short meal between courses
A brief comical dramatic piece
Break for a nap
2
What did the Mystery Plays dramatize?
Spanish Armada
Episodes from the Bible
King Arthur's Round Table
The Battle of Hastings
3
Which Morality Play character is believed to have influenced Shakespeare’s Falstaff?
Prospero
King Lear
Vice
Titania
4
What are the Elizabethan chronicle plays also called?
Classical Tragedies
Gothic Novels
History Plays
Gothic Novels
5
Why did the Church ban Mystery Plays in the 16 th century?
They featured magical creatures and fantasy elements
They did not like their leaning towards the burlesque and the vulgar
They were too focused on politics and contemporary events
They were considered entertaining and distracted from religious devotion
6
Give one example of a historical play that is considered as a Chronicle Play.
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible
Rise of the Roman Empire
The Viking Invasion of England The Viking Invasion of England
Adventures of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
7
Which is the most famous Morality play?
Duchess of Malfi
Everyman
St. Thomas of Canterbury
Hamlet
8
Which type of plays are mystery plays considered interchangeable with?
Miracle Plays
Allegory Plays
Mortality Plays
Devotional Plays
9
Which event caused the Chronicle Plays to become popular?
Discovery of New World
Magna Carta
Spanish Armada
English Civil War
10
Who would perform the interludes?
Trained actors
Professional minstrels
The members of Church
Street performers
11
Who was the main exponent of full-fledged interludes and what was his most famous interlude?
Christopher Marlowe
Thomas Nashe
William Shakespeare
John Haywood
12
What is the purpose of interludes?
For a smooth shift between scenes
To provide comic relief to the audience
For audience members to leave
Provide background noise during a performance
13
Describe Morality Plays in one sentence.
Performed exclusively in royal courts for the entertainment of monarchs
Comedies that focused on romantic relationships
Epic tales about the rise and fall of kingdoms
A type of allegorical drama
14
Name some of the main characters in Morality plays?
Robin Hood, Gandalf & Dr. Faustus
Mankind, Everyman & Death
King Arthur, Sir Gawain & Green Knight
Lady Macbeth, Macbeth & Hamlet
15
Who generally performed Mystery Plays in the later 14th century?
Members of trade or craft guilds
Members of the court
Members of the church
Greek Philosophers
16
What are mystery plays also known as ?
Easter
Passover
Feast of Tabernacles
Corpus Christi
17
What were the Chronicle plays based on?
Collection of biblical texts from the 16th century
Historical material in the English chronicle
Collection of poetry written in iambic pentameter
Fictional novel set in medieval times
18
What did the Mystery Plays perform on?
Separate pageant wagon was drawn
Inside the King's Court
In people's houses
Stages set up in theaters

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