Medival Theatre

Question 1

After fall of Rome and darke ages what happened…

Answer 1

The church emerges as the center of artistic and educational activities.

Question 2

Troupe of travel king performers comic, acrobatic and circus…..

Answer 2

Frequently attacked by the church

Question 3

What were the centers of learning and produced scholars who were familiar whith text

Answer 3

Monasteries

Question 4

The first known female playwright,

Answer 4

Hrosvitha Gandersheim

Question 5

Hrosvithat really looked up to this artist

Answer 5

Terrence

Question 6

Martyrdom and devout Christians, were surrounded us this artist stories

Answer 6

Hrosvitha

Question 7

A central open space such as a nave.

Answer 7

Platea

Question 8

A scenic structure depicting some locale ( could be elopborate or existed area in church)

Answer 8

Mansion

Question 9

There was a shift from drama being presented in…..

Answer 9

latin to the vernacular

Question 10

religous plays moved from

Answer 10

inside the church to stages outside

Question 11

Dramatise the bible

Answer 11

mystery or cylce play

Question 12

not perfromed as part of religous ceremony

Answer 12

myster or cycle plays

Question 13

A times a number of these plays were presented at a time

Answer 13

this is how the term cycle play emerged

Question 14

appeal to mass audience

Answer 14

cycle play

Question 15

Highlighted the spectaular, often depciting the violent scenes

Answer 15

cycle or mystery play

Question 16

Charectreristics of the episodic form

Answer 16

• frequent shifts in time and place
• more that one plot
• serious and comic elements
• large number of characters

Question 17

was in charge of overseeing the orgainization of the production

Answer 17

pageant master

Question 18

the would be set up on a wagon and move from locale to locale present each locale with seperate perfromce

Answer 18

processional

Question 19

a series of small scenic mansions stood side by side with a large stage in front

Answer 19

stationary

Question 20

most spectatucar mansions depicted heaven and hell

Answer 20

the hell mouth

Question 21

special stage effects were called

Answer 21

secrests

Question 22

play attempts to teach a moral lesson

Answer 22

morality play

Question 23

struggle over an ordinary man or woman soul by a force of good and a force of ecil.

Answer 23

morality play

Question 24

dramtizing the heroix exploits

Answer 24

folk plays

Question 25

comically depics univerlsal human weakness

Answer 25

farce