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Medieval Theatre Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

These were breaks in religious services that eventually became theatre

a)

Tropes

b)

Skits

c)

Half-time shows

d)

Interludes

2.

Religious rituals and ceremonies

a)

Liturgy

b)

Literature

c)

Mystery

d)

Miracle

3.

A play with religious themes

a)

Liturgical drama

b)

Melodrama

c)

Pantomime

d)

Tragedy

4.

What language were liturgical dramas usually written in?

a)

Latin

b)

English

c)

Spanish

d)

Pig Latin

5.

The performance style of medieval theatre could best be described as

a)

Representational

b)

Presentational

c)

Melodramatic

d)

Bad

6.

These are the surviving records of how medieval plays were performed

a)

Scripts

b)

Prompt books

c)

Bible

d)

Sticky notes

7.

Plays retelling biblical stories, also called "cycle plays"

a)

Mystery plays

b)

Morality plays

c)

Miracle plays

d)

Passion plays

8.

Plays telling allegorical stories with a lesson to be learned

a)

Mystery plays

b)

Morality plays

c)

Miracle plays

d)

Passion plays

9.

Plays detailing the lives of saints

a)

Mystery plays

b)

Morality plays

c)

Miracle plays

d)

Passion plays

10.

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

a)

Play masters

b)

Directors

c)

Play kings

d)

Bosses

11.

This type of play was performed by professional minstrels to break up larger events

a)

Interlude

b)

Passion play

c)

Trope

d)

Half-time show

12.

This type of space was the most common type in the Middle Ages

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Alley

d)

Black box

13.

The large empty acting space on a medieval stage

a)

Platea

b)

Mansion

c)

Booth

d)

Thrust

14.

The symbolic acting space on a medieval stage

a)

Platea

b)

Mansion

c)

Thrust

d)

Booth

15.

A form of staging where the audience is stationary and the performers move by on wagons

a)

Processional staging

b)

Parade staging

c)

Immersive staging

d)

Thrust staging

16.

The first recorded female playwright

a)

Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim

b)

Julian of Norwich

c)

Margery Kempe

d)

Harriet Tubman

17.

The Second Shepherds' Play is an example of a

a)

Mystery play

b)

Morality play

c)

Miracle play

d)

Roman tragedy

18.

Everyman is the most famous medieval play and an example of a

a)

Mystery play

b)

Morality play

c)

Miracle play

d)

Musical

19.

The Second Shepherds' Play is part of a cycle of plays called the

a)

Wakefield Cycle

b)

York Cycle

c)

Chester Cycle

d)

Bicycle

20.

The shepherds start The Second Shepherds' Play complaining about

a)

the weather

b)

their bosses

c)

their wives

d)

All of these

21.

In The Second Shepherds' Play, Mak tries to intimidate the shepherds by pretending to be

a)

a yeoman

b)

an angel

c)

a priest

d)

a lord

22.

In The Second Shepherds' Play, Mak takes advantage of the shepherds' sleep to steal

a)

a sheep

b)

their gold

c)

their gifts for the baby Jesus

d)

their food

23.

In The Second Shepherds' Play, Mak and his wife try to hide what they stole from the shepherds by disguising it as

a)

a newborn baby

b)

a sheep

c)

a bundle of clothes

d)

a pregnant woman

24.

Which of these is not a gift one of the shepherds gave Jesus in The Second Shepherds' Play?

a)

A bob of cherries

b)

A ball

c)

A bird

d)

A sheep

25.

What is the name of Mak's wife in The Second Shepherds' Play?

a)

Gill

b)

Gib

c)

Coll

d)

Daw