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1
The writer of a drama is called a ________ or a dramatist
playwright
screenwriter
playwriter
director
2
What is a long, uninterrupted speech spoken by a character to others who remain quiet?
dialogue
script
conversation
monologue
3
What form of drama has a happy ending and uses humor?
comedy
rom-com
tragicomedy
tragedy
4
What is a scene in a play?
a part or segment of a play
the setting
where the main action takes place
it comes after the climax
5
Who was
not
a Renaissance playwright?
Thomas Kyd
Samuel Beckett
Christoper Marlow
Shakespeare
6
What is the problem of the drama called?
denouement
conflict
rising action
climax
7
A _____ shows the downfall of a great person brought down by a fault in his or her nature.
drama
comedy
tragicomedy
tragedy
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What are props in the theater?
the set on the stage
special effects
objects used in a play or movie other than costumes
cues for the actors
9
Full-length dramas are divided into shorter section called what...
settings
scenes
plays
acts
10
What is a drama?
something exiting and dramatic
a tragic story with a sad ending
a story meant to be performed in front of an audience
a story consisting of dialogues
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What is setting?
where the story takes place
where and when the events of a story take place
when the story takes place
stage design
12
A _____ is the plot's moment of greatest tension.
conflict
exposition
climax
denouement
13
Two people are fighting is an example of what type of conflict?
external
internal
14
Shakespeare also wrote...
sonnets
short stories
novellas
novels
15
Which is not true about the comedy of manners?
they are about the meaninglessness of life
the plot is less important than the witty dialogues
it is often about immoral and scandalous topics
it satirizes the manners of contemporary society
16
What is a joke that is funny because a word has multiple meanings?
irony
silly
pun
satire
17
Réka catches X cheating on the exam. Should she tell/keep quiet? What type of conflict is this?
external
internal
18
Who would be a typical hero of a tragedy?
a Hungarian student
a cat
a writer
a monarch
19
What is catharsis?
all the above
purgation
relieving of emotional tensions, especially through art
the process of releasing strong or repressed emotions
20
Low comedy...
is witty and refined
was never written by Shakespeare
is not so popular
when people enjoy seeing others humiliated and ridiculed
21
A speech that a character delivers while alone is called ...?
dialogue
soliloquy
aside
monologue
22
The Greek word comedy originates from means...
cheerful
happiness
merrymaking
fun
23
What term describes the movements on stage and the appearance and actions of characters?
stage direction
props
soliloquy
stage movement
24
Exposition....
introduces important background information to the audience
is the ending of the play
builds toward the point of greatest interest
is the turning point, which changes the protagonist's fate
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What happened in the Restoration Period?
bigger theatres were built with artificial lightning
the audience changed (more middle and upper class)
theatres closed down
tragic plays became more popular
