WorksheetsDrama & Art from the Middle Ages
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
The dates for the Medieval period are:
3500 BC - 375 AD
375-1476
1400-1600
1600-1800
Identify the reasons why the Middle Ages was considered the Dark Ages:
Restrictions of artwork and theater by the church
Black Death aka Bubonic Plague killed about 60% of the population during this time
There was a decline of education and knowledge from the fall of the Roman Empire
The windows in the buildings were small and minimal; therefore, the interiors were dark.
The term referring to anything non-religious in subject matter:
Religious
Ceremonial
Liturgy
Secular
Identify the type of play used allegorical characters to portray the soul's struggle to achieve salvation:
Miracle
Mystery
Morality
Secular
Identify the type of play that is based on the scriptural events especially in the life of Jesus.
Miracle
Mystery
Morality
Secular
Identify the type of play that portrayed the lives of saints and martyrs.
Miracle
Mystery
Morality
Secular
People, non-clergy, who performed theater outside of the church were known as:
Craft Guilds
Laymen
Liturgy
Secular
The part of the stage in the Middle Ages that was a flat, neutral playing area on which the actors performed was known as the:
Plateau
Mansion
Pageant Wagons
Liturgy
The part of the stage in the Middle Ages which included small scenic structures or areas to indicate different locations:
Plateaus
Mansions
Pageant Wagons
Liturgy
The way or order of public religious worship, especially Christian worship, is conducted:
Liturgy
Laymen
Religious
Secular
Parade-like floats allowing plays to travel from one town to another:
Plateaus
Mansions
Pageant Wagons
Liturgy
This group of people assisted with the construction of theatrical structures during the Middle Ages. They are trained and organized workers in each major occupation:
Craft Guilds
Laymen
Liturgy
Plateaus
The time period between 375-1476 AD is known as all of the following EXCEPT:
Middle Ages
Dark Ages
Medieval Era
Renaissance
Romanesque architecture illustrates the following:
Rounded Arches
Flying Buttresses for Decoration
Barrel Vaults
Small Windows
Large Windows with Stained Glass
Gothic architecture illustrates the following:
Spires
Flying Buttresses for Support
Large Stained Glass Windows
Pointed Arches
Groin Vaults
Which style of Medieval architecture is this cathedral illustrating?
Romanesque
Gothic
Which style of Medieval architecture is this cathedral illustrating?
Romanesque
Gothic
