Author Question: _____ Which statement best describes the medieval convention of mansion and platea staging? A). ... (Read 38 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Aug 27, 2018

_____ Which statement best describes the medieval convention of mansion and platea staging?

A). The platea was treated as undifferentiated stage space that might be used as an extension of any particular
location that a mansion represented
B). The mansion stood for one of the stations of the cross and the platea always stood for heaven
C). The platea was a symbolic device by which the audience could easily recognize the specific character who
wore it and the mansion represented the house where that character lived
D). The platea was a pageant wagon and the mansion refers to the house of the towns mayor who paid for and
commissioned the performance

Question 2

_____ Which of the following statements is true?

A). All surviving Roman comedies are adaptations of Greek plays
B). All surviving Roman comedies are based on Roman myths
C). All surviving Roman comedies are concerned with social or political satire