In whose reign Morality plays began ?

Related Mcqs:

1. What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?

   A. Mystery plays involve Christian themes, whereas morality plays do not.
   B. Morality plays involve Christian themes, whereas mystery plays do not.
   C. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles.
   D. Mystery plays were written individually, whereas morality plays are in cycles.

2. Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

   A. the growing authority of the Pope over domestic English affairs
   B. the expansion of England’s colonial possessions
   C. the rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy
   D. the countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority

3. In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage” ?

   A. Hamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.
   B. Hamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.
   C. The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.
   D. Hamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

4. Which of the following is the best example of a morality play ?

   A. “The Seafarer”
   B. “Everyman”
   C. “The Second Shepherds’ Play”
   D. “The Dream of the Rood”

5. Which of the Marlowe’s plays were written in collaboration with Thomas Nash ?

   A. Queen of Carthage and The passionate Shepherd.
   B. The tragedy of Dido and Queen of Carthage.
   C. The passionate Shepherd and The tragedy of Dido.
   D. Queen of Carthage and The Massacre of Paris

6. Which of these was not one of Shakespeare’s plays ?

   A. Titus Andronicus
   B. The Tempest
   C. Cymbeline
   D. Shakespeare in love

7. How many times suicide occurs in Shakespeare’s plays ?

   A. 7
   B. 9
   C. 11
   D. 13

8. “ Some born great, some achieve greatness And some have greatness thrust upon them”. Above lines are taken from which of following plays ?

   A. Macbeth
   B. Othello
   C. Twelfth night
   D. As you like it

9. Shakespeare wrote ______________ plays?

   A. 32
   B. 34
   C. 36
   D. 38

10. In Shakespeare’s plays, when is rhyme often used ?

    A. When ghosts speak
    B. When characters speak naturally
    C. When a lower class character speaks
    D. When the play necessitates ritualistic, choral, and sensuous effect