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1

Which of the following is responsible for creating dramatic characters?
A)director
B)actor
C)playwright
D)audience
2

Blanche DuBois is a famous dramatic character is which play?
A)Death of a Salesman
B)A Streetcar named Desire
C)Angels in America
D)King Lear
3

Which type of character does Wilson describe as being "larger than life"?
A)quintessential or representative
B)stock
C)characters with a dominant trait
D)extraordinary
4

Which type of character does Wilson describe as "typical or ordinary"?
A)quintessential or representative
B)stock
C)characters with a dominant trait
D)extraordinary
5

Which type of character does Wilson describe as exemplifying "one characteristic to the exclusion of virtually everything else"?
A)quintessential or representative
B)stock
C)characters with a dominant trait
D)extraordinary
6

Which type of character does Wilson describe as representing one "humor"?
A)quintessential or representative
B)stock
C)characters with a dominant trait
D)extraordinary
7

The Italian commedia dell'arte was most famous for which type of characters?
A)quintessential or representative
B)stock
C)characters with a dominant trait
D)extraordinary
8

Which of the following best describes the role of minor characters?
A)the lead characters around whom most of the action takes place
B)characters who talk directly to the audience
C)characters who play a small part in the overall action
D)none of the above
9

Which of the following best describes the role of the narrator?
A)the lead characters around whom most of the action takes place
B)characters who talk directly to the audience
C)characters who play a small part in the overall action
D)none of the above
10

Which of the following playwrights was known for creating nonhuman characters in Ancient Greek drama?
A)Tennessee Williams
B)Menander
C)Aristophanes
D)all of the above
11

The main character in a play is known as the:
A)antagonist
B)hero
C)protagonist
D)villain
12

The main character's chief opponent in the play is known as the:
A)antagonist
B)hero
C)protagonist
D)villain
13

Which of the following best describes contrasting characters?
A)They are opponents of one another
B)They serve as confidants for one another
C)They serve as foils for one another and are not necessarily in opposition
D)They are mirror images of one another
14

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a major Shakespearean character?
A)Hamlet
B)Rosencrantz
C)King Lear
D)Romeo
15

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a minor Shakespearean character?
A)the gravedigger
B)the ghost of Hamlet's father
C)Guildenstern
D)Juliet
16

The term used to describe the composition and arrangement of characters in a play is:
A)organization
B)orchestration
C)juxtaposition
D)none of the above





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