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Other than tragedy, the other forms of serious drama include... |
| | A) | Heroic drama, domestic drama, and melodrama |
| | B) | Revenge tragedy, melodrama, and farce |
| | C) | Melodrama, domestic drama, and satire |
| | D) | Heroic drama, commedia dell'arte, and domestic drama |
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The two types of tragedy are: |
| | A) | Serious tragedy and light tragedy |
| | B) | Ironic tragedy and satirical tragedy |
| | C) | Traditional tragedy and modern tragedy |
| | D) | Modern tragedy and post-modern tragedy |
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The characteristics of traditional tragedy include tragic heroes and heroines, tragic circumstances, tragic irretrievability, and |
| | A) | Acceptance of responsibility |
| | B) | Tragic effect |
| | C) | Tragic verse |
| | D) | Death of the hero |
| | E) | A and C |
| | F) | B and D |
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The effect of tragedy is seen in two contradictory responses. One is negative, seeing the world as cruel and uncompromising. The other... |
| | A) | Is positive, discovering the nature of human existence. |
| | B) | Is negative, triggering feelings of anger and rejection in the audience |
| | C) | Is positive, finding optimism in the manner in which the heroes and heroines meet their fate with dignity |
| | D) | Is negative, creating feelings of repulsion for the amount of violence represented onstage |
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The time period for modern tragedy begins... |
| | A) | In the late 18th century |
| | B) | In the early 19th century |
| | C) | In the late 19th century |
| | D) | In the early 20th century |
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Which American playwright wrote the essay, "Tragedy and the Common Man"? |
| | A) | Tennessee Williams |
| | B) | Arthur Miller |
| | C) | Henrick Ibsen |
| | D) | Eugene O'Neill |
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What distinguishes modern tragedy from traditional tragedy? |
| | A) | The use of blood and staging devices to present dead bodies |
| | B) | The use of the common man rather than royalty or nobility as the main characters |
| | C) | The use of violence onstage as opposed to offstage |
| | D) | The use of society as the main character |
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Constantin Stanislavski referred to the emotions, tensions, and thoughts not expressed directly in the text as... |
| | A) | Objectives |
| | B) | Subtext |
| | C) | Beats |
| | D) | Goals |
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Heroic drama differs from tragedy in two ways. The first is in having a happy ending. The second is... |
| | A) | Assuming a negative approach to individual struggles, resulting in massive onstage violence |
| | B) | Assuming a pessimistic world view in which all is negative even with a happy ending |
| | C) | Assuming a basically optimistic worldview even when the ending is sad |
| | D) | Assuming a positive approach to the weak morals of the characters |
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Spawning a new genre of tragedy, this literary movement celebrates the spirit of hope, personal freedom, and natural instincts. |
| | A) | Romanticism |
| | B) | Symbolism |
| | C) | Futurism |
| | D) | Classicism |
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One of the best examples of heroic drama is by Edmond Rostand entitled... |
| | A) | Electra |
| | B) | The Cid |
| | C) | Cyrano de Bergerac |
| | D) | Saint Joan |
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The term bourgeois refers to... |
| | A) | Artists |
| | B) | The middle class |
| | C) | The aristocracy |
| | D) | The lower class |
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The first domestic drama was... |
| | A) | The Orestia by Aeschylus |
| | B) | Hamlet by William Shakespeare |
| | C) | All My Sons by Arthur Miller |
| | D) | The London Merchant by George Lillo |
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The word melodrama has Greek roots meaning... |
| | A) | Music drama |
| | B) | Song drama |
| | C) | Light drama |
| | D) | Middle drama |
| | E) | A and B |
| | F) | C and D |
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The focus of melodrama is... |
| | A) | To frighten and horrify the audience |
| | B) | To make the audience laugh |
| | C) | To evoke an emotional response |
| | D) | To achieve catharsis |
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In melodrama... |
| | A) | The issues are clear-cut, and there is a strong delineation of right and wrong |
| | B) | The characters are clearly recognizable as good and bad |
| | C) | There is a strong emphasis on suspense |
| | D) | The action is exaggerated, with the main characters always living in danger and on the edge of calamity |
| | E) | None of the above |
| | F) | All of the above |
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The female playwright whose works can be viewed as melodramas, such as The Little Foxes, is... |
| | A) | Anna Deveare Smith |
| | B) | Caryl Churchill |
| | C) | Lillian Hellman |
| | D) | Lorraine Hansberry |
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Of the following, what does tragedy attempt to do? |
| | A) | Present violence onstage in an artistic manner. |
| | B) | Ask basic questions about human existence. |
| | C) | Justify the gods and their role in our lives. |
| | D) | Prove that fate controls man and that there is no such thing as free will. |
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One of the arguments against modern tragedy focuses on... |
| | A) | The use of narrative to create a full sense of the story |
| | B) | The use of nonverbal cues to convey information and emotion |
| | C) | The inability of prose to articulate the lofty concerns of tragedy |
| | D) | The weak nature of the modern man |
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Which form of tragedy or serious drama is predominant in the 20th century? |
| | A) | Traditional tragedy |
| | B) | Heroic drama |
| | C) | Domestic drama |
| | D) | Melodrama |
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