Question 1

Which element is NOT held in common by passion plays,mystery plays,and pageant plays?

Accepted Answer

A) composition of a series of playlets inspired by stories from the Bible 
B) use of the common language as spoken by the populace 
C) consistent use of a stage or series of stages 
D) handwritten scripts handed from father to son over generations 
A) composition of a series of playlets inspired by stories from the Bible 
B) use of the common language as spoken by the populace 
C) consistent use of a stage or series of stages 
D) handwritten scripts handed from father to son over generations D

Question 2

A hellmouth is

Accepted Answer

A) drawn on the wall of the pageant wagon to represent the entrance to hell. 
B) a stage piece designed to "swallow" sinners into the low staging area. 
C) the central theme of the playlet The Fall. 
D) a liturgical trope,like Quem Queritas,which was performed the first day of Lent. 
A) drawn on the wall of the pageant wagon to represent the entrance to hell. 
B) a stage piece designed to "swallow" sinners into the low staging area. 
C) the central theme of the playlet The Fall. 
D) a liturgical trope,like Quem Queritas,which was performed the first day of Lent. B

Question 3

An elaboration of the official Catholic Church liturgy,staged as part of regular church services during between the tenth and twelfth centuries,is known as a

Accepted Answer

A) historiography. 
B) trope. 
C) conversion. 
D) celebration. 
A) historiography. 
B) trope. 
C) conversion. 
D) celebration. B

Question 4

Which of the following does medieval drama NOT share with Greek theatre?

Accepted Answer

A) Both theatres ritualized the resurrection of a divine figure. 
B) Both theatres were public and communal,attracting a mass audience for the celebration of a common mythos. 
C) Both theatres were functioning parts of an evolving civic government. 
D) Both theatres produced individual playwrights of great talent and magnificence who enjoyed popular recognition in their time. 
A) Both theatres ritualized the resurrection of a divine figure. 
B) Both theatres were public and communal,attracting a mass audience for the celebration of a common mythos. 
C) Both theatres were functioning parts of an evolving civic government. 
D) Both theatres produced individual playwrights of great talent and magnificence who enjoyed popular recognition in their time.

Question 5

What factors contributed to Pope Innocent II's decree in 1240 that drama could no longer be played in church?

Accepted Answer

A) Audiences began to confuse the priestly office with the characters priests impersonated on stage. 
B) The clergy had begun to collect lavish robes and other riches from patrons seeking religious dispensations. 
C) The drama had grown too large for presentation in cathedrals,and Church officers rebelled against the growing secular authority of the plays. 
D) The church-going audience grew too relaxed in church,bringing food and wine to services to make themselves more comfortable during the performance. 
A) Audiences began to confuse the priestly office with the characters priests impersonated on stage. 
B) The clergy had begun to collect lavish robes and other riches from patrons seeking religious dispensations. 
C) The drama had grown too large for presentation in cathedrals,and Church officers rebelled against the growing secular authority of the plays. 
D) The church-going audience grew too relaxed in church,bringing food and wine to services to make themselves more comfortable during the performance.

Question 6

Compare and contrast the function and symbolism of Lucifer in the Creation playlet of the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound.

Accepted Answer

In the Creation playlet of the York Cycl

Question 7

"Corpus Christi" plays are so called because

Accepted Answer

A) they were commonly performed during the church festival of Corpus Christi some time between late May and late June. 
B) the theme of the play always involved an analysis of the position of the church. 
C) they were named after the author,Desiderius Corpus. 
D) before the play began,a priest celebrated the Mass,a central feature of which was the transubstantiation,or symbolic creation,of Christ's body. 
A) they were commonly performed during the church festival of Corpus Christi some time between late May and late June. 
B) the theme of the play always involved an analysis of the position of the church. 
C) they were named after the author,Desiderius Corpus. 
D) before the play began,a priest celebrated the Mass,a central feature of which was the transubstantiation,or symbolic creation,of Christ's body.

Question 8

The term "Vulgar language" refers to

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A) the common language of the people-French,German,Flemish,English-as opposed to Latin,which was the universal language of the day. 
B) the idiolect of peasants rather than the more elevated language of merchants. 
C) words for specific parts of the body which were normally referred to by pointing. 
D) words applied to animals,furniture,or any inanimate object. 
A) the common language of the people-French,German,Flemish,English-as opposed to Latin,which was the universal language of the day. 
B) the idiolect of peasants rather than the more elevated language of merchants. 
C) words for specific parts of the body which were normally referred to by pointing. 
D) words applied to animals,furniture,or any inanimate object.

Question 9

Which of the following is TRUE of the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

A) The Middle Ages were dominated by stories about knights only. 
B) The Middle Ages were a time when all actors got paid. 
C) Medieval communities avoided any kind of theatrical event. 
D) The Middle Ages were a time of intense theatrical achievement. 
A) The Middle Ages were dominated by stories about knights only. 
B) The Middle Ages were a time when all actors got paid. 
C) Medieval communities avoided any kind of theatrical event. 
D) The Middle Ages were a time of intense theatrical achievement.

Question 10

How much time did one complete production of the Corpus Christi plays last?

Accepted Answer

A) every day in the afternoon light for one week 
B) one full liturgical year 
C) almost an entire day,beginning at four-thirty in the morning and lasting until late in the evening 
D) three days,with sixteen playlets performed each day beginning at eight o'clock A.M. 
A) every day in the afternoon light for one week 
B) one full liturgical year 
C) almost an entire day,beginning at four-thirty in the morning and lasting until late in the evening 
D) three days,with sixteen playlets performed each day beginning at eight o'clock A.M.

Question 11

Describe the contributions of the guilds to the development of medieval drama.

Accepted Answer

During the medieval period, guilds playe

Question 12

What common sin links Lucifer in the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound?

Accepted Answer

A) envy 
B) hubris 
C) sloth 
D) self-hate 
A) envy 
B) hubris 
C) sloth 
D) self-hate

Question 13

Which guild in York produced the Building of the Ark playlet?

Accepted Answer

A) Winedrawers 
B) Scriveners 
C) Shipwrights 
D) Cordwainers 
A) Winedrawers 
B) Scriveners 
C) Shipwrights 
D) Cordwainers

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship between Prometheus Bound and the York Cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) Both cultures produced the work at an outdoor springtime festival associated with religious worship and celebration. 
B) Both works imply an awareness of humankind's potential to obey the laws laid down by religious revelation. 
C) Both works deal with the struggle of one character to break free from the restraints imposed by a higher authority. 
D) Both works show God as an understanding,rational,and logical force for order. 
A) Both cultures produced the work at an outdoor springtime festival associated with religious worship and celebration. 
B) Both works imply an awareness of humankind's potential to obey the laws laid down by religious revelation. 
C) Both works deal with the struggle of one character to break free from the restraints imposed by a higher authority. 
D) Both works show God as an understanding,rational,and logical force for order.

Question 15

One contemporary analogy to the rolling procession of the cycle plays is

Accepted Answer

A) the halftime show at the Superbowl. 
B) the Rose Bowl Parade. 
C) the flea market or bazaar. 
D) the rodeo. 
A) the halftime show at the Superbowl. 
B) the Rose Bowl Parade. 
C) the flea market or bazaar. 
D) the rodeo.

Question 16

Which of the following was NOT an effect of a theatre devoted to the glorification of Christ?

Accepted Answer

A) The theatre formed a powerful force for moral instruction of an illiterate audience. 
B) The theatre supported farming and other agrarian pursuits by its need to supply oxen and horses to draw the pageant wagons. 
C) The theatre facilitated the urbanization of a rural society. 
D) The theatre offered festive entertainment after a long winter locked in against the cold. 
A) The theatre formed a powerful force for moral instruction of an illiterate audience. 
B) The theatre supported farming and other agrarian pursuits by its need to supply oxen and horses to draw the pageant wagons. 
C) The theatre facilitated the urbanization of a rural society. 
D) The theatre offered festive entertainment after a long winter locked in against the cold.

Question 17

The Middle Ages are comprised of the period of history

Accepted Answer

A) between the sack of Constantinople and the building of Chartres cathedral. 
B) between the death of Saladin and the birth of William Shakespeare. 
C) between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Renaissance. 
D) between the First Crusade and the invention of the printing press. 
A) between the sack of Constantinople and the building of Chartres cathedral. 
B) between the death of Saladin and the birth of William Shakespeare. 
C) between the fall of Rome and the beginning of the Renaissance. 
D) between the First Crusade and the invention of the printing press.

Question 18

Between A.D.925 and the Late Middle Ages,how did the form of drama,context of production,and nature of performance change as the Church increasingly surrendered control over their presentation? What might this have reflected about social changes at the time?

Accepted Answer

Between A.D. 925 and the Late Middle Age

Question 19

How was the economic burden of play production handled in medieval drama?

Accepted Answer

In medieval drama, the economic burden o

Question 20

How did medieval drama represent humankind's quest for individual knowledge?

Accepted Answer

A) as a threat to religious and revealed truth 
B) as the only antidote to a long history of religious warfare 
C) as part of God's plan for humans to take dominion over nature 
D) as an effort which was beautiful but ultimately irrelevant in the ordered cosmos of the Great Chain of Being 
A) as a threat to religious and revealed truth 
B) as the only antidote to a long history of religious warfare 
C) as part of God's plan for humans to take dominion over nature 
D) as an effort which was beautiful but ultimately irrelevant in the ordered cosmos of the Great Chain of Being

Which element is NOT held in common by passion plays,mystery plays,and pageant plays?

A hellmouth is

An elaboration of the official Catholic Church liturgy,staged as part of regular church services during between the tenth and twelfth centuries,is known as a

Which of the following does medieval drama NOT share with Greek theatre?

What factors contributed to Pope Innocent II's decree in 1240 that drama could no longer be played in church?

Compare and contrast the function and symbolism of Lucifer in the Creation playlet of the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound.

"Corpus Christi" plays are so called because

The term "Vulgar language" refers to

Which of the following is TRUE of the Middle Ages?

How much time did one complete production of the Corpus Christi plays last?

Describe the contributions of the guilds to the development of medieval drama.

What common sin links Lucifer in the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound?

Which guild in York produced the Building of the Ark playlet?

Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship between Prometheus Bound and the York Cycle?

One contemporary analogy to the rolling procession of the cycle plays is

Which of the following was NOT an effect of a theatre devoted to the glorification of Christ?

The Middle Ages are comprised of the period of history

Between A.D.925 and the Late Middle Ages,how did the form of drama,context of production,and nature of performance change as the Church increasingly surrendered control over their presentation? What might this have reflected about social changes at the time?

How was the economic burden of play production handled in medieval drama?

How did medieval drama represent humankind's quest for individual knowledge?

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Exam 13: The Middle Ages

Which element is NOT held in common by passion plays,mystery plays,and pageant plays?

A hellmouth is

An elaboration of the official Catholic Church liturgy,staged as part of regular church services during between the tenth and twelfth centuries,is known as a

Which of the following does medieval drama NOT share with Greek theatre?

What factors contributed to Pope Innocent II's decree in 1240 that drama could no longer be played in church?

Compare and contrast the function and symbolism of Lucifer in the Creation playlet of the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound.

"Corpus Christi" plays are so called because

The term "Vulgar language" refers to

Which of the following is TRUE of the Middle Ages?

How much time did one complete production of the Corpus Christi plays last?

Describe the contributions of the guilds to the development of medieval drama.

What common sin links Lucifer in the York Cycle with Prometheus in Prometheus Bound?

Which guild in York produced the Building of the Ark playlet?

Which of the following is NOT true of the relationship between Prometheus Bound and the York Cycle?

One contemporary analogy to the rolling procession of the cycle plays is

Which of the following was NOT an effect of a theatre devoted to the glorification of Christ?

The Middle Ages are comprised of the period of history

Between A.D.925 and the Late Middle Ages,how did the form of drama,context of production,and nature of performance change as the Church increasingly surrendered control over their presentation? What might this have reflected about social changes at the time?

How was the economic burden of play production handled in medieval drama?

How did medieval drama represent humankind's quest for individual knowledge?

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

The Audience

The Ancients

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Royal Era

The Modern Theatre: Realism

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

Filters