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Reading Drama
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Team review of the Reading Drama reading guide.
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1
The excerpt of Aristotle's Poetics that we read for this class focuses on this dramatic genre.
History Plays
Satyr Plays
Tragedy
Comedy
2
Shakespeare's drama is associated with which historical period?
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Golden Age
The Classical Period
3
Which of the following is NOT an element of early comedy?
Focus on politics that lampoons it
Chorus plays a primary role
Glimpse of real life
Exaggerated costumes
4
Medieval plays were initially only performed where and by whom?
In churches or monasteries by the clergy
On wagons by members of trade guilds
In the Inns of Court by professional acting troupes
In open spaces like village squares by minstrels
5
A name attributed to a type of medieval drama that fictionalized bible stories is . . .
Church Drama
Morality Plays
Mystery Plays
Humanist Drama
6
Which of the following is NOT one of my tips for reading drama?
Read, first, paying attention to exactly who says what
Watch performances on screen or stage
Use your imagination to fill in gaps
Read, first, to understand the plot
7
The single most important tip for reading Shakespeare's language given in the guide is . . .
None of the above
Read a modern translation, instead
Read all notes in the text's margins
Read slowly and deliberately
8
Which of following is NOT one of the Renaissance theaters mentioned in the guide?
The Swan
The Bear
The Globe
The Rose
9
Satyr Plays include only one of the following as a major element. Which one is it?
Discovery or Recognition
Pity or Fear
Sexuality and Drunkenness
Marriage at the End
10
"Mystery" in the Mystery Plays refers to . . .
biblical stories
Suspenseful whodunnits
The medieval crafts or trades
Plays with no clear resolutions
11
Theaters in Shakespeare's day were located outside of the walls of London because . . .
They were too large for the crowded streets
They were too prestigious and fancy for inner city trappings
They were too noisy
They drew crime and were competition for the church
12
Which of the following is not one of Aristotle's "Three Unities"?
Unity of place
Unity of time
Unity of action
Unity of character
13
Which of the following is not one of the three genres of Greek drama?
Romance
Comedy
Tragedy
Satyr Play
14
The virtues and vices are most commonly associated which medieval dramatic genre?
Morality plays
Humanist drama
Corpus Christi plays
Mystery plays
15
Which of the following is not one of the three genres of Greek drama?
Romance
Satyr Play
Tragedy
Comedy
16
The main focus of humanist drama in the late Middle Ages is . . .
Sin, death, and the afterlife
Politics, social change, law, and education
Christs' humanity
Human folly
17
An example of a vice character from morality plays is . . .
Confession
Avaritia (greed)
Everyman
Knowledge
18
Which of the following was reintroduced duringthe Renaissance?
The permanent theater building
The chorus
Pageant wagons as stages
Masks and grotesque costumes
19
The name of the festival at which Greek dramas were performed in Athens is . . .
The Bacchanal
The City Dionysia
The Dionysus Games
Theatre of Bacchus
20
Sophocles' Oedipus the King is an example of which of the following?
Greek Morality Play
Greek Comedy
Greek Tragedy
Greek Satyr Play
21
Shakespeare's plays were published . . .
About mid-way through his career by a local printer
In the last year of his life by Heminge and Condell
Postmortem by his fellow players Heminge and Condell
Late in his career by a rival under a false name
