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1

Which of the following is not an example of the comedy genre?
A)High comedy
B)Low comedy
C)Domestic comedy
D)Middle-class comedy
2

Who is considered perhaps the greatest playwright of farces?
A)Georges Feydeau
B)Neil Simon
C)William Shakespeare
D)Arthur Miller
3

Which ancient Greek playwright wrote popular farces that we still perform today?
A)Sophocles
B)Euripedes
C)Aristophanes
D)Aeschylus
4

A serious play that makes you feel exhilarated because the hero's experience teaches you a profound truth about life belongs to which genre?
A)Drama
B)Tragedy
C)Melodrama
D)Tragicomedy
5

The word "tragedy" comes from Greek and means
A)"Very sad"
B)"A great fall"
C)"Goat song"
D)"Angry dog"
6

Which genre developed during the "Age of Anxiety?"
A)Comedy
B)Melodrama
C)Tragedy
D)Tragicomedy
7

Commedia del l'arte developed during the Renaissance in which country?
A)Italy
B)France
C)England
D)Spain
8

The Greeks honored the god _____ by performing chorales and plays.
A)Zeus
B)Dionysus
C)Apollo
D)Poseidon
9

Which genre do the plays we encounter most often fall into?
A)Comedy
B)Drama
C)Melodrama
D)Tragicomedy
10

Theatre of the Absurd describes mid- to late-twentieth century plays that fell into which genre?
A)Comedy
B)Farce
C)Melodrama
D)Tragicomedy





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