WorksheetsWildcat Theatre "Medieval Theatre Quiz"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How would you describe a Farce?
Dramatic - realistic
Comedy - over the top and ridiculous
A little of both
Who took over theatre during The Dark Ages?
Kings
Mimes
The Church
Plays during the Medieval era were based on what book?
Novels
The Bible
Both
A rolling cart built for play performances that rolled to the audience was called a
mansion
pageant wagon
morality play
cycle
Why were plays important in Medieval theatre?
they had no TV
most people were illiterate
they often read the Bible
they had a lot of free time
Which of the following was based on Catholic religious ideals?
Greek and Roman theatre
Medieval theatre
Renaissance theatre
Plays during the Medieval era were based mainly on what?
The Bible
The Torah
The Koran
Reenactment of the death of Osiris
When did theatre costumes become more lavish compared to the ones of the past?
Renaissance era
Medieval era
Modern era
True or false. Medieval theatre started as only religious and was performed in churches.
True
False
Why did they perform plays during the Medieval time period?
to entertain
to educate
to get paid
to copy the Greeks
Check all that were types of play in the Medieval time period.
Church plays
Mystery plays
Miracle plays
Morality Plays
Cats the Musical
Plays that were written to teach basic principles (right versus wrong) are called ______ plays.
Miracle
Passion
Morality
Masque
Secular Text has nothing to do with...
Religion
God
The church
All of the above
What is "Sacred text"?
Text about the Bible. Religious text.
Non-religious text
Children's stories
Text about History
What is "Liturgical Drama"?
Type of play telling stories of the Bible or Saints
Literature
Plays about science
Plays about History
