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Which of the following are requirements of drama? |
| | A) | many people with different skills |
| | B) | a large gathering to witness it |
| | C) | a sophistication off social organization |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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2 | |
Drama derives from two ancient sources: |
| | A) | history and culture |
| | B) | storytelling and ritual |
| | C) | religion and politics |
| | D) | family and community |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of ritual? |
| | A) | celebrates the changing of the seasons |
| | B) | reenacts defining moments in a culture |
| | C) | performed for entertainment only |
| | D) | based on religious or cultural activity |
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4 | |
Which of the following is not a development of storytelling? |
| | A) | character impersonation |
| | B) | imitation of voices |
| | C) | imitation of facial expression |
| | D) | written dialogue |
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5 | |
The first recorded drama was: |
| | A) | Oedipus Tyrannus |
| | B) | the quem queritas trope |
| | C) | the Abydos Passion Play |
| | D) | Agamemnon |
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6 | |
The dithyramb, or Dionysian festival included: |
| | A) | drinking copious quantities of wine |
| | B) | raucous dancing and phallic worship |
| | C) | chanting ancient poems |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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7 | |
The four extant Greek playwrights are: |
| | A) | Plato, Socrates, Aristotle and Ovid |
| | B) | Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes |
| | C) | Menander, Thucydides, Homer and Euclid |
| | D) | Oscar, Kermit, Ernie, and Bert |
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8 | |
The Greek theatre was dedicated to one god in particular named: |
| | A) | Dionysus |
| | B) | Zeus |
| | C) | Hera |
| | D) | Pluto |
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The City Dionysia was: |
| | A) | weeklong springtime festival and play contest |
| | B) | a small village on the Aegean Sea |
| | C) | a yearly ritual sacrifice |
| | D) | another name of the City of Athens |
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10 | |
The quem queritas trope is a chanted celebration of: |
| | A) | the resurrection of Jesus |
| | B) | the nativity of Jesus |
| | C) | the creation of the world |
| | D) | the story of Moses |
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11 | |
The medieval plays that were performed near the feast of Corpus Christi were also called: |
| | A) | cycle plays |
| | B) | morality plays |
| | C) | festival plays |
| | D) | sacred plays |
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12 | |
The plays of the Middle Ages were performed on: |
| | A) | stages built within the church |
| | B) | the steps of the churches and parish halls |
| | C) | elaborately decorated wagons or mansions |
| | D) | a series of permanent stages built around the town square |
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13 | |
The audience of the Royal era was: |
| | A) | mostly middle class and bourgeois |
| | B) | restricted to aristocrats and nobility |
| | C) | serious theatregoers |
| | D) | a diverse group of people |
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Which of the following are not a part of the neo-classic rules of playwriting in the Royal era? |
| | A) | eliminate stage violence |
| | B) | reasonable frameworks for time and place |
| | C) | vigorous physical action |
| | D) | measures for dramatic verse |
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15 | |
Romanticism in the theatre was characterized by |
| | A) | compassion, rather than style and wit |
| | B) | rational decorum |
| | C) | respect for established order |
| | D) | careful attention to morality |
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Dramatic language in Asian drama is valued for its ___________. |
| | A) | clear meaning |
| | B) | structural integrity |
| | C) | sound more than meaning |
| | D) | clarity of imagery |
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Which of the following does not describe Asian theatre? |
| | A) | a strong emphasis on story-telling |
| | B) | visual and sensual |
| | C) | highly experimental |
| | D) | rhythmic and melodic |
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18 | |
An important treatise on Indian theatre is called the: |
| | A) | Mahabarata |
| | B) | Sankritia |
| | C) | Mogadishu |
| | D) | Natyasastra |
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19 | |
The most widely known form of contemporary Indian dance drama is: |
| | A) | Natyasastra |
| | B) | Kathakali |
| | C) | Kabuki |
| | D) | Sensuan |
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20 | |
The two great Japanese theatre forms are: |
| | A) | comedy and tragedy |
| | B) | Senyan and Banyan |
| | C) | nõ and Kabuki |
| | D) | xiqu and zaju |
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