Lesson 3.2.1
3.2.1 Medieval Poetic Drama (Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays) Quiz: Pearson Edexcel English Literature, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which prescribed medieval play is classified as a morality play rather than a cycle play?
- Chester Noah
- Wakefield Shepherds Play
- York Crucifixion
- Everyman
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In the morality play Everyman, who is sent by God to summon the protagonist to his reckoning?
- Confession
- Death
- Fellowship
- Knowledge
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Which medieval mystery play features a stolen sheep hidden in a cradle?
- Everyman
- The Chester Play
- The Wakefield Mystery
- The Second Shepherds' Pageant
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Which editor is named for Everyman in the spec?
- A C Cawley
- James Winny
- Peter Happé
- Colin Burrow
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Who edited the English Mystery Plays selection listed in the spec?
- Peter Happé
- David Wright
- John Barnard
- A C Cawley
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Which religious festival was most commonly associated with the performance of medieval cycle plays?
- Corpus Christi
- Epiphany
- Whitsun
- Candlemas
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How many poems is the play Noah's Flood equivalent to in the Pearson specification weighting?
- Seven poems
- Three poems
- Ten poems
- Seventeen poems
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How many poems is The Second Shepherds' Pageant equivalent to in the Pearson specification weighting?
- Seven poems
- Five poems
- Twelve poems
- Seventeen poems
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The Crucifixion (York) is counted as the equivalent of how many poems?
- Seventeen
- Seven
- Ten
- Six
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In Everyman, which figure represents worldly wealth that deserts Everyman when he faces the reckoning?
- Confession
- Goods
- Good Deeds
- Knowledge
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What type of medieval drama specifically dramatises the lives and miracles of Christian saints?
- Morality play
- Mummer play
- Miracle play
- Interlude
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What was the primary reason for writing medieval cycle plays in vernacular English rather than Latin?
- Royal decree
- Audience accessibility
- Papal ban
- Guild secrecy
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In medieval mystery plays, what feature is illustrated by comic disputes between Noah and his wife?
- Chivalric satire
- Tragic irony
- Courtly romance
- Domestic comedy
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What primary educational purpose did mystery play cycles serve for illiterate medieval audiences?
- Teaching Latin
- Promoting chivalry
- Enforcing laws
- Teaching scripture
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In Everyman, which figure promises to go with Everyman but deserts him when Death arrives?
- Confession
- Fellowship
- Knowledge
- Good Deeds
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What physical condition is Good Deeds in when she first appears in Everyman?
- Richly dressed
- Strong and healthy
- Weak and bound
- Blind and mute
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What dramatic technique is created by contrasting Mak's stolen sheep with the newborn Christ?
- Sacred-secular juxtaposition
- Heroic hyperbole
- Allegorical tragedy
- Unrequited romance
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What type of medieval play uses personified abstract qualities to teach moral lessons?
- Passion play
- Mystery play
- Miracle play
- Morality play
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In Everyman, which character is the only companion to accompany the protagonist into the grave?
- Good Deeds
- Fellowship
- Beauty
- Goods
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What term describes a sequence of medieval mystery plays covering scripture from Creation to Judgement?
- Interlude
- Saint play
- Play cycle
- Morality play
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