Section 2

Question 1

Rome started as a —— and ended as an Empire

Answer 1

Republic

Question 2

There is an extant record of one Roman Emperor commanding that all depictions of sex on stage must be…

Answer 2

Real

Question 3

Some blame the fall of Rome on rulers who distracted their populations from real problems with…

Answer 3

Bread and circuses

Question 4

The three major extant Roman playwrights mentioned in your module include…

Answer 4

Seneca

Question 5

This playwright was a comedian who borrowed from the Greeks. Rather than focusing on Kings and heroes, his characters inhabit middle and lower class lives. His writing is often disparaged as being ‘low comedy’. Who is this?

Answer 5

Plautus

Question 6

“No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance in three days.” This quote is an example of the playwright’s focus on everyday life. Who is he?

Answer 6

Plautus

Question 7

It’s believed that —— was of African descent. One recent and unconfirmed source claims he was Tunisian. He, too, borrowed from the Greeks, but his writing style and intellectual humor have often been cited as a reason to consider him a superior playwright. His plays are often referred to as being ‘high comedy.’ Who is he?

Answer 7

Terence

Question 8

“She never was very charming till she died”. This is an example of the humor of…

Answer 8

Terence

Question 9

——- was a Senator and it has been hotly debated whether his tragic plays were ever performed in public during his lifetime. However, the impact of his writing is undoubted. He wrote tragedies and was credited for creating raging and sorrowful Tragic Rants – a form of extended and heightened monologue.

Answer 9

None of the above

Question 10

“Religion is regarded as truth by the common people, but the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful”. I find this quote to be quite amusing coming from a Senator and tragic playwright! Who is it?

Answer 10

Seneca

Question 11

The Holy Roman Empire is another reference to…

Answer 11

The Catholoic Church

Question 12

One of the first things the Church did was to BAN ALL theatre. They went further and banned ALL storytellers. The official terminology was…

Answer 12

Branded as infamous

Question 13

Who is the patron saint of actor, theives, and whores?

Answer 13

Genesius

Question 14

So why ban theatre and story?

Answer 14

• story often was told by a shaman/holy men of other faiths
• a desire to controll all story for themselves
• controlling storytellers was a lot easier than controlling hostile armies

(all of the above)

Question 15

The Catholic Church needed and ultimate weapon after the fall of Rome. What did they use?

Answer 15

Excommunication

Question 16

How long did the ban on theatre in western Europe last during the Medieval period?

Answer 16

Centuries

Question 17

Legall theatre appeared again (after the ban) in a surprising place. Where?

Answer 17

The church

Question 18

Liturgical Drama generally was held in a specific place. Where?

Answer 18

A cathedral

Question 19

England’s Bishop Ethelwold (963-984) wrote a doctrine of rules that outlined what was permissible to perform in Churches. What was it called?

Answer 19

The Concordia Regularus

Question 20

Where does Secular Drama take place?

Answer 20

Basically, anywhere other than a church

Question 21

Another way of indicating that you are using the ‘common spoken tongue of a region’ would be…

Answer 21

Using the vernacular

Question 22

The first short play we have recorded that appeared in a church after the ban was ——-. Roughly translated as “Whom Do You Seek” It was an instant hit.

Answer 22

The Qhem Quaeritis

Question 23

Who essentially chased theatre out of the church?

Answer 23

Satan

Question 24

If you found a Hell Mouth, what might is be?

Answer 24

Dancing Demons

Question 25

What might be an example of medieval Secular Drama?

Answer 25

Morality Play

Question 26

Which of the following appear in Everyman?

Answer 26

• Everyman
• Wealth
• Death

(all of the above)

Question 27

The message that only your good deeds will follow you beyond the grave may be found in…

Answer 27

Everyman

Question 28

Which of the following is a form of Secular Drama from the Medieval Period

Answer 28

• passion play
• miracle play
• cycle play

(all of the above)

Question 29

How did St. Genesius die?

Answer 29

An angry mob tore him to pieces for what they considered a bad performance

Question 30

The Catholic Church rose to fill a power vaccum caused by…

Answer 30

The fall of the Roman Empire

Question 31

According to your Module, Secular plays in Europe were…

Answer 31

Tourist attractions

Question 32

A —— is when a groups in one form of Christianity disagress with one or more teachings of the original group and splinters off to form their own independent church.

Answer 32

A schism

Question 33

If you are a Protestant Christian, you are the direct result of…

Answer 33

A schism

Question 34

Queen Elizabeth I outlawd what as soon as she ascended the throne?

Answer 34

Religious drama

Question 35

Elizabeth I’s Master of Revels was a…

Answer 35

Censor

Question 36

Did Elizabeth I support theatre in London?

Answer 36

Yes

Question 37

Pick Elizabethan playwrights:

Answer 37

• Thomas Kyd
• Christopher Marlowe
• William Shakespeare

(all of the above)

Question 38

Some think the 17th Earl of Oxford…

Answer 38

Wrote the plays attributed to Shakespeare

Question 39

Shakespeare’s History plays are historically true.

Answer 39

False

Question 40

Never get on the wrong side of a master poet!

Answer 40

True