Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer.


1	________________ originally meant "song drama."
		A)	Tragedy
		B)	Melodrama
		C)	Comedy
		D)	Satire


2	This genre of plays uses wit to attack and expose evil and foolishness:
		A)	tragedy
		B)	melodrama
		C)	comedy
		D)	satire


3	This primary genre is largely devoted to amusing the audience.
		A)	tragedy
		B)	melodrama
		C)	comedy
		D)	satire


4	The ______________ is a form of drama where the hero undergoes a reversal of fortune.
		A)	tragedy
		B)	melodrama
		C)	comedy
		D)	satire


5	The hero of a __________________ is an extraordinary person, usually of noble stature.
		A)	traditional tragedy
		B)	modern tragedy
		C)	both
		D)	neither


6	The dramatic situation in a ________________ becomes irreversible. There is no way to escape the fate of the hero.
		A)	traditional tragedy
		B)	modern tragedy
		C)	both
		D)	neither


7	The ________________ uses a hero that is more of a common everyday person.
		A)	traditional tragedy
		B)	modern tragedy
		C)	both
		D)	neither


8	The ______________ thrives on exaggeration, broad stereotypes, and broad physical humor.
		A)	domestic comedy
		B)	comedy of manners
		C)	farce
		D)	burlesque


9	This type of play is about family situations; similar kinds of plots can be found on television sitcoms:
		A)	domestic comedy
		B)	comedy of manners
		C)	farce
		D)	burlesque


10	This genre of plays mocks the foibles of the upper class:
		A)	domestic comedy
		B)	comedy of manners
		C)	farce
		D)	burlesque

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