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Wildcat Theatre "Medieval Theatre Quiz"

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How would you describe a Farce?

a)

Dramatic - realistic

b)

Comedy - over the top and ridiculous

c)

A little of both

2.

Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?

a)

Kings

b)

Mimes

c)

The Church

3.

Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?

a)

Novels

b)

The Bible

c)

Both

4.

A rolling cart built for play performances that rolled to the audience was called a

a)

mansion

b)

pageant wagon

c)

morality play

d)

cycle

5.

Why were plays important in Medieval theatre?

a)

they had no TV

b)

most people were illiterate

c)

they often read the Bible

d)

they had a lot of free time

6.

Which of the following was based on Catholic religious ideals?

a)

Greek and Roman theatre

b)

Medieval theatre

c)

Renaissance theatre

7.

Plays during the Medieval era were based mainly on what?

a)

The Bible

b)

The Torah

c)

The Koran

d)

Reenactment of the death of Osiris

8.

When did theatre costumes become more lavish compared to the ones of the past?

a)

Renaissance era

b)

Medieval era

c)

Modern era

9.

True or false. Medieval theatre started as only religious and was performed in churches.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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

11.

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

a)

Church plays

b)

Mystery plays

c)

Miracle plays

d)

Morality Plays

e)

Cats the Musical

12.

Plays that were written to teach basic principles (right versus wrong) are called ______ plays.

a)

Miracle

b)

Passion

c)

Morality

d)

Masque

13.

Secular Text has nothing to do with...

a)

Religion

b)

God

c)

The church

d)

All of the above

14.

What is "Sacred text"?

a)

Text about the Bible. Religious text.

b)

Non-religious text

c)

Children's stories

d)

Text about History

15.

What is "Liturgical Drama"?

a)

Type of play telling stories of the Bible or Saints

b)

Literature

c)

Plays about science

d)

Plays about History