Which statement is true of mystery, miracle, and morality plays? A. The playwrights were knowledgeable scholars B. The plays were performed only for the clergy C. Peasants performed the plays. D. They narrated stories from the Bible E. They were meant to instruct the people.

The statement that is true of mystery, miracle, and morality plays is E. they were meant to instruct the people.

These kinds of plays were written in order to educate people as to what the correct and right things to do in life were. Often, they did include passages or themes from the Bible, but not necessarily.