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1

The Middle Ages is the period from:
A)200 B.C. to the birth of Jesus
B)the fall of Rome to the Renaissance
C)from 250 A.D. to the 16th century
D)the Greek wars to the 30 Years War
2

The quem queritas trope is a chanted celebration of:
A)the resurrection of Jesus
B)the nativity of Jesus
C)the creation of the world
D)the story of Moses
3

By the middle of the 12th century the additions to the Easter service had become:
A)unacceptable and profane
B)unimportant in the church
C)full-fledged liturgical drama
D)a problem for the clergy
4

As a result of being moved out of the church, the drama changed in what way?
A)It became weakened and lost vitality for 200 years
B)It flourished in social and artistic quality
C)It was immediately outlawed and suppressed
D)It became totally secular and forsook religious thought
5

Which of the following describes the medieval theatre?
A)series of playlets based on Bible stories
B)written in the vernacular
C)performed in sequence on a series of stages
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
6

The closest contemporary version of the medieval rolling procession might be:
A)a liturgical procession
B)the Tournament of Roses Parade
C)actors on a treadmill
D)a series of train cars on a track
7

The medieval plays that were performed near the feast of Corpus Christi were also called:
A)cycle plays
B)morality plays
C)festival plays
D)sacred plays
8

The medieval plays were produced by a community that included:
A)nobility and commoners working together
B)the author and his close associates
C)sacred societies, religious orders and nobility
D)guilds, local government and religious associations
9

The plays of the Middle Ages were performed on:
A)stages built within the church
B)the steps of the churches and parish halls
C)elaborately decorated wagons or mansions
D)a series of permanent stages built around the town square
10

A crucial societal element in the development of the cycle plays was:
A)creative license afforded by the Church
B)a middle class independent of Church and Crown
C)large subsidies by the nobility
D)the existence of the feudal system
11

The number of plays in the York cycle (48) is significant because:
A)the medieval mind was fascinated with patterns of numbers
B)it coincided with the number of liturgical tropes
C)it equaled the number of days in Advent
D)the city had only 48 wagons
12

The authors of the medieval plays interpreted man's quest for individual knowledge as:
A)something to be praised and rewarded
B)a barrier to education
C)a reason for challenging authority
D)a threat to religious and revealed truth
13

In The Creation and Fall of Lucifer, Lucifer's sin resembles that of Prometheus or:
A)himation
B)lust
C)hubris
D)pride
14

The costumes of the medieval theatre were:
A)elaborate and highly decorated
B)historically and Biblically accurate
C)usually ordinary garb of the people
D)highly stylized for the story
15

The actors in the York cycle most likely spoke:
A)in their Yorkshire dialect
B)Latin
C)in chants and extended lines
D)with a Viking accent





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