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Evalution of comedy
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1
Who are the two most known comedic playwrights in Anceint Greece
Aristophanes and Menander.
Aristophanes and Aristole
Arisophanes and Meneder..
Aristole and Menander.
2
The play about the story of the saints?
morality play
mummer play
miracle play
mystery play
3
mystery plays deals with stories from the bible
True
False
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What is the most common platform of comedy today? This is debatable.
Movies
Tv shows
Plays
Books
5
When did the English renaissance start
1400’s
16th century
Early 16th century
Late 15th century
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What do you hardly see in modern comedy?
Chorus
Action
Romance
Satire
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What was a common characteristic for comedy plays to have?
Characters who betray people
Dramatic questions
Happy endings
Deaths
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Out of the Ancient Greek periods, which period focused the most on society and social morality?
comedy
new comedy
middle comedy
old comedy
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when was shakespeare born
April 1564
April 1654
April 1610
April 1565
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What century was comedy originated in?
3
4
5
6
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“Anton Chekhov’s comedy consists of_____”
Borderline stupidity portrayed seriously
Elaborate and intelligent jokes
Dry jokes and crude humor
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the Renaissance last from
1450-1500
1400-1500
1300-1400
1400-1600
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which century is associatied with old comedy
3rd
5th
4th
6th
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the basic structure of comedy comes from
Ancient Greek comedy
modern comedy
Renaissance Comedy
all of the above
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Before you continue, last question mentioned satire... do you even know what it means?
Easy. Satire is a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay.
Satire is when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite.
It's uh.. mmm... a type of comedy :D
uses comic elements to expose the realities of the society or any problem.
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When were women allowed on stage in Italy
1550
1561
1560
1500
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What is the comedy of today?
Stand up comedy
getting hurt physically or mentally
Rude humor
all of the above
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high and low comedy are two subcategories of ancient Greece
True
False
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high comedy is describe as
“intellectual” or “higher thinking” jokes directed at a specific audience.
“Smart” or “ wise” jokes directed at a specific audience.
“intellectual” or “higher thinking” jokes directed at a specific person.
crude or higher thinking jokes directed at a specific audience.
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What is the most famous morality play called?
everywhere
everyman
none of the above
everytime
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what is the 3rd part of the structure of Ancient Greek comedy
parados
parabasis
stade(stadium)
agon
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Stock types during the Renaissance were typically
masters, lovers, servents, and cooks
masters, servants, and lovers
servents, soldiers, masters
cooks, soldiers, and the cunning slave
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Where did the Renaissance take place?
france
greece
rome
italy
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the Renaissance introduced humanism
True
False
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When did the first English drama appear?
Old English
Middle Age
Elizabethan era
Victorian Era
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Dramatic Irony is when?
The character knows more about the situation than the audience does.
Things are ironic in the play.
The character foreshadows what will happen.
The audience knows more about a situation than the character knows.
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What is the comedy in The Importance of Being Earnest?
Its a silent comedy with funny actions
It is criticizing the Victorian society
Its an action comedy
It is a no story slapstick humor comedy
