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Medieval Theatre

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Medieval knights wore surcoats with a coat of arms.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

A kirtle is a hair style worn by married women during the Middle Ages.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Medieval food and diets depended on...

a)

what was available

b)

how well you could hunt

c)

social class

d)

race and gender

4.

What was commonly added to water to make it taste better?

a)

honey

b)

sugar

c)

salt

d)

spices

5.

Which is NOT a game played during the Middle Ages?

a)

Chess

b)

King of the Bean

c)

Golf

d)

Blind Man's Bluff

6.

What is the name of the system where peasants would receive land for serving a lord or king?

a)

feudal system

b)

barter system

c)

checks and balances

d)

monarchy system

7.

Medieval houses had a _____________________ frame.

a)

stone

b)

pine

c)

thatched

d)

timber

8.

Thatched roofs were a fire hazard.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Why did they perform plays during the Medieval time period?

a)

to entertain

b)

to educate

c)

to get paid

d)

to copy the Greeks

10.

Medieval actors were...

a)

men

b)

women

c)

both men and women

11.

Check all that were types of play in the Medieval time period.

a)

Church plays

b)

Mystery plays

c)

Miracle plays

d)

Passion plays

e)

Cycle plays

12.

What was the name of the Medieval theater/stage?

a)

Tiring house

b)

Pageant wagon

c)

the church building

d)

Scaffold cart

13.

Medieval make-up was used to make the person appear pale.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In the play Everyman, who was angry with Everyman?

a)

Death

b)

Friendship

c)

The Messenger

d)

God

15.

The playwright of Everyman and many other Medieval plays is...

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Christopher Marlow

c)

The Pope

d)

Unknown