The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance Answer Key

The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance 1. Early tropes were performed… a. By bands of traveling entertainers b. In Latin c. During Easter services d. By priests and nuns e. On the Festival of Corpus Christi ANSWER: c 2. Aristotelian Scholasticism was an attempt to synthesize, reconcile, and harmonize what? a. Theatre and science b. Art and dance c. Plato and Aristotle d. Theatre and Christianity e. Aristotle's thoughts and Christian theology ANSWER: e 3. Who performed in mystery plays? a. Professional actors b. Trade guilds c. Clergy and nuns d. Popes and kings e. Actors and bishops ANSWER: b 4. What type of play is The Second Shepherd's Play? a. Mystery b. Miracle c. Morality d. Tragedy e. Melodram a ANSWER: a 5. What type of play is Everyman? a. Mystery b. Miracle c. Morality d. Tragedy e. Melodram a ANSWER: c The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance 6. Known as the "the great synthesizer," this man combined the philosophy of Aristotle with the Bible. a. Thomas Aquinas b. Frederick of Russia c. Alexander the Great d. Pope Leo VI e. Pope Gregory I ANSWER: a 7. According to Aristotle, which of his "four causes" was just the physical stuff of the world? (For example, a block of marble that has yet to be made into a statue.) a. Efficient cause b. Material cause c. Formal cause d. Final cause ANSWER: b 8. According to Aristotle, which of his "four causes" was that which brings it all together, the "end in mind" or the purpose served. a. Final cause b. Material cause c. Formal cause d. Efficient cause ANSWER: a 9. From the Latin "studius humanitatis," meaning the "studies of mankind," these people idolized the Romans and Greeks. a. The Students of Humanities b. Humanists c. The Reformation Student Movement d. The Eastern Orthodox Church e. None of these choices ANSWER: b 10. At noon on October 31, 1517, a monk named Martin Luther used the front door of the All Saint's Church at Wittenberg as his personal complaint box. He nailed into the door a list of 95 complaints against the Roman Catholic Church. This marks the beginning of what? a. The London Theatre movement b. The Enlightenment c. The Protestant Reformation d. The Unified Christendom movement e. The Restoration ANSWER: c The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance 11. The time during which theatre went underground and companies of jugglers, storytellers, and musicians traveled around Europe is known as the… a. Dark Ages b. Middle Ages c. High Middle Ages d. Enlightenment e. Reformation ANSWER: a 12. According to the authors of the text, the years ____ are most associated with the High Middle Ages. a. 10001200 b. 12001450 c. 14501600 d. 16001725 e. 17251820 ANSWER: b 13. During the Middle Ages, bakers were most likely to stage a mystery play about... a. Noah's ark b. The Magi c. The Last Supper d. Jonah and the whale ANSWER: c 14. ____ plays tell stories about the lives of the saints. a. Moralit y b. Mystery c. Miracle d. Mirth ANSWER: c 15. The artistic and intellectual achievements of Muslim Spain were represented by its... a. Theatres b. Libraries c. Museums d. Universitie The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance s ANSWER: b 16. The Latin fabulare romanice means to speak in the Roman way. This is where we get languages like French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian. These languages are called... ANSWER: Romance languages 17. The earliest brief playlets may have grown out of chanted or sung phrases incorporated into Mass as an embellishment or commentary on a religious lesson. What were these chanted or sung phrases called? ANSWER: Tropes 18. Which play is a comic farce about three shepherds? ANSWER: The Second Shepherd's Play 19. What is the dramatic device that allows an actor to represent or symbolize an idea or a moral principle? ANSWER: Allegor y 20. In the High Middle Ages, small secular plays became popular. They were placed between other forms of entertainments, and so they were called... ANSWER: Interludes 21. Writers of mystery plays rarely put their names on the scripts so as not to show the sin of… ANSWER: Prid e 22. Which invention was generally distrusted by the clergy because some thought it might be a vehicle for subversive ideas? ANSWER: The printing press 23. On Tuesday, May 29, 1453, what city fell after a six-week siege? ANSWER: Constantinople 24. What period of European history was a time of rebellion and rebirth? (In fact, its name means "rebirth.") ANSWER: Renaissanc e 25. Which group Latinized their names, held up Socrates as a "saint," and even burned candles before busts of Aristotle and Plato? ANSWER: Humanists 26. The “dance of death” common in paintings and frescoes for many years was inspired by… ANSWER: The plague The Dark Ages to the Dawn of the Renaissance 27. Who was the first known woman playwright who took the plays of Roman playwright Terence as a model and wrote plays about the lives of saintly women? ANSWER: Hroswitha 28. In 1264, Pope Urban announced that plays would be allowed on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, which was also called the... ANSWER: Festival of Corpus Christi 29. The horse drawn wagons used during the Middle Ages to facilitate the performance of the plays at that time were called... ANSWER: Pageant wagons 30. When a series of mystery plays about events in the Bible were joined together, they were known as ____________________ plays. ANSWER: cycl e 31. What are the primary types of drama popular during the Middle Ages? Give some examples. How do these types of drama reflect the time period in which they were most popular? What do they tell us about the "world view" of the people living at that time? ANSWERPopular drama in the Middle Ages included mystery plays such as The Fall of Lucifer, : morality plays such as Everyman, and miracle plays telling stories of the saints. These dramas reflect the centrality of the church in the lives of people at that time and their moral and religious world view. Student answers will vary. 32. How did the theatre "make a comeback" after the first millennium? What are some examples? Why do you think that after hundreds of years of persecution by the Christians that this was the "right time" for theatre to begin to reassert itself into the culture of the times? ANSWERReligious plays such as mystery, miracle, and morality plays marked the comeback of : theatre. More social stability, such as economic recovery; stronger, centralized governments; and longer periods of peace may have contributed to the rebirth of theatre, as well as relaxed rules by the Vatican, which sensed it must take steps to keep the allegiance of the common people. Student answers will vary. 33. As Europe moved from the High Middle Ages to the Renaissance, drama began to flourish. What was this time period like for those living then? What aspects of the culture at this time encouraged the development of secular drama? ANSWERThe Renaissance marked a switch in people’s lives, moving from being spent in : preparation for Judgment Day to exploring reason, intellectual curiosity, and creativity. Major changes during this time, including the printing press, the humanist revolution, and the Reformation, contributed to more secular pursuits among the population, including secular theatre. Student answers will vary.