Medieval Theatre Quiz

These were breaks in religious services that eventually became theatre

• Tropes

• Skits

• Half-time shows

• Interludes

Religious rituals and ceremonies

• Liturgy

• Literature

• Mystery

• Miracle

A play with religious themes

• Liturgical drama

• Melodrama

• Pantomime

• Tragedy

What language were liturgical dramas usually written in?

• Latin

• English

• Spanish

• Pig Latin

The performance style of medieval theatre could best be described as

• Representational

• Presentational

• Melodramatic

• Bad

These are the surviving records of how medieval plays were performed

• Scripts

• Prompt books

• Bible

• Sticky notes

Plays retelling biblical stories, also called "cycle plays"

• Mystery plays

• Morality plays

• Miracle plays

• Passion plays

Plays telling allegorical stories with a lesson to be learned

• Mystery plays

• Morality plays

• Miracle plays

• Passion plays

Plays detailing the lives of saints

• Mystery plays

• Morality plays

• Miracle plays

• Passion plays

The early versions of theatre directors found in the Middle Ages were called

• Play masters

• Directors

• Play kings

• Bosses