Question 1

Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman is a social satire combining romance,social commentary,and farcical absurdity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The neoclassical "unities" consisted of

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A) dialogue. 
B) acting,design and direction. 
C) subtext. 
D) time,place,action,and tone. 
A) dialogue. 
B) acting,design and direction. 
C) subtext. 
D) time,place,action,and tone.

Question 3

Which genre is a precursor of the contemporary musical comedy?

Accepted Answer

A) the operetta 
B) neoclassical verse sung at court by acting interns 
C) the divertissement 
D) all Molière's plays 
A) the operetta 
B) neoclassical verse sung at court by acting interns 
C) the divertissement 
D) all Molière's plays

Question 4

Who is considered the greatest French tragic dramatist of the Royal era?

Accepted Answer

A) Molière 
B) Jean-Baptiste Lully 
C) Jean Racine 
D) William Congreve 
A) Molière 
B) Jean-Baptiste Lully 
C) Jean Racine 
D) William Congreve

Question 5

Describe how neoclassicism affected conceptions of character,dramatic action,and settings in Royal era plays,in comparison to Shakespeare's works.

Accepted Answer

Neoclassicism had a significant impact o

Question 6

One metatheatrical device that occurs in The Bourgeois Gentleman is its

Accepted Answer

A) onstage conflict. 
B) movable stage furniture. 
C) painted scenery. 
D) play within the play. 
A) onstage conflict. 
B) movable stage furniture. 
C) painted scenery. 
D) play within the play.

Question 7

The period following the Renaissance,characterized by the consolidation and refinement of creative energy and imposition of rational sensibility and order,was called

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A) Baroque. 
B) the Restoration. 
C) Puritan rule. 
D) the Enlightenment. 
A) Baroque. 
B) the Restoration. 
C) Puritan rule. 
D) the Enlightenment.

Question 8

The historical foundation of neoclassical dramaturgy is

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A) the innovations in court costumes that replaced the costumes appropriate to the era. 
B) the increasing public demand for extensive use of violence on the stage. 
C) the adoption of ancient drama theory by Renaissance scholars. 
D) a brand new type of writing. 
A) the innovations in court costumes that replaced the costumes appropriate to the era. 
B) the increasing public demand for extensive use of violence on the stage. 
C) the adoption of ancient drama theory by Renaissance scholars. 
D) a brand new type of writing.

Question 9

Aphra Behn

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A) was a Romantic playwright who wrote many plays,but was unable to earn a living in the theatre. 
B) was a playwright whose plays,such as The Rover,were as witty and racy as any play written by a man during the Restoration period. 
C) wrote plays that harkened back to the morality plays of the Middle Ages. 
D) was an actor with the Illustre Théâtre and married to Molière. 
A) was a Romantic playwright who wrote many plays,but was unable to earn a living in the theatre. 
B) was a playwright whose plays,such as The Rover,were as witty and racy as any play written by a man during the Restoration period. 
C) wrote plays that harkened back to the morality plays of the Middle Ages. 
D) was an actor with the Illustre Théâtre and married to Molière.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a principle of neoclassical dramaturgy?

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A) No tragedy should contain comic relief. 
B) All violence must be seen and heroes must die onstage. 
C) No comedy should sustain moments of pathos. 
D) A verse pattern could not be altered in the course of the play. 
A) No tragedy should contain comic relief. 
B) All violence must be seen and heroes must die onstage. 
C) No comedy should sustain moments of pathos. 
D) A verse pattern could not be altered in the course of the play.

Question 11

How might the appearance of women on the English stage signal a victory for women's rights? How might it also complicate this possibility?

Accepted Answer

The appearance of women on the English s

Question 12

The Anglican clergyman Jeremy Collier described the drama of the Restoration as

Accepted Answer

A) "pleasant,well-bred,complaisant,free,frolicsome,good-natured absurdity in this pretty age." 
B) "faulty to a scandalous degree of nauseousness,and aggravation." 
C) "damned without redemption." 
D) "incredibly stifling and boring." 
A) "pleasant,well-bred,complaisant,free,frolicsome,good-natured absurdity in this pretty age." 
B) "faulty to a scandalous degree of nauseousness,and aggravation." 
C) "damned without redemption." 
D) "incredibly stifling and boring."

Question 13

While women could act in the Restoration,this hardly led to the realization of feminist ideals and liberation from objectification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the neoclassical precepts,Shakespeare was seen as

Accepted Answer

A) a brilliant playwright for all ages. 
B) somewhat primitive and not deep at all. 
C) the epitome of order and decorum. 
D) too self indulgent in his writings 
A) a brilliant playwright for all ages. 
B) somewhat primitive and not deep at all. 
C) the epitome of order and decorum. 
D) too self indulgent in his writings

Question 15

The Enlightenment marked a return to more serious,yet pleasurable and chaotic pursuits,in opposition to the strict codified practices of the Puritans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the history of The Bourgeois Gentleman?

Accepted Answer

A) Molière wrote the play when he was severely impoverished,paying a lord to show it to the King,who,along with the public,loathed it. 
B) It was commissioned by Louis XIV for a 1670 premiere at the Royal Chateau at Chambord and afterward became a public hit. 
C) It was originally in German;Molière's translation into his own French language revealed the intrinsic merit of the drama and became beloved by the archbishop of Chantilly. 
D) It was Molière's only tragedy. 
A) Molière wrote the play when he was severely impoverished,paying a lord to show it to the King,who,along with the public,loathed it. 
B) It was commissioned by Louis XIV for a 1670 premiere at the Royal Chateau at Chambord and afterward became a public hit. 
C) It was originally in German;Molière's translation into his own French language revealed the intrinsic merit of the drama and became beloved by the archbishop of Chantilly. 
D) It was Molière's only tragedy.

Question 17

Aphra Behn made clever use of double entendres in The Rover.Consider some examples that might be considered modern versions of this style of dialogue.Would an adaptation of The Rover in our current era be successful as entertainment?

Accepted Answer

A modern version of the clever use of do

Question 18

During the Restoration,women in the theatre

Accepted Answer

A) continued to serve as labor for productions but were forbidden to act onstage. 
B) could only enter a theatre with a special license,a holdover law from Puritan rule. 
C) could act,but only in bit parts. 
D) finally appeared onstage for the first time in English history. 
A) continued to serve as labor for productions but were forbidden to act onstage. 
B) could only enter a theatre with a special license,a holdover law from Puritan rule. 
C) could act,but only in bit parts. 
D) finally appeared onstage for the first time in English history.

Question 19

A jeu de paume theatre is a building that originated as a tennis court.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Describe in what ways society and politics were commented on and criticized in The Bourgeois Gentleman.Why,in a situation of tight governmental regulation of the theatre,might such critique have been allowed?

Accepted Answer

In The Bourgeois Gentleman, society and

Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman is a social satire combining romance,social commentary,and farcical absurdity.

The neoclassical "unities" consisted of

Which genre is a precursor of the contemporary musical comedy?

Who is considered the greatest French tragic dramatist of the Royal era?

Describe how neoclassicism affected conceptions of character,dramatic action,and settings in Royal era plays,in comparison to Shakespeare's works.

One metatheatrical device that occurs in The Bourgeois Gentleman is its

The period following the Renaissance,characterized by the consolidation and refinement of creative energy and imposition of rational sensibility and order,was called

The historical foundation of neoclassical dramaturgy is

Aphra Behn

Which of the following was NOT a principle of neoclassical dramaturgy?

How might the appearance of women on the English stage signal a victory for women's rights? How might it also complicate this possibility?

The Anglican clergyman Jeremy Collier described the drama of the Restoration as

While women could act in the Restoration,this hardly led to the realization of feminist ideals and liberation from objectification.

According to the neoclassical precepts,Shakespeare was seen as

The Enlightenment marked a return to more serious,yet pleasurable and chaotic pursuits,in opposition to the strict codified practices of the Puritans.

Which of the following is true of the history of The Bourgeois Gentleman?

Aphra Behn made clever use of double entendres in The Rover.Consider some examples that might be considered modern versions of this style of dialogue.Would an adaptation of The Rover in our current era be successful as entertainment?

During the Restoration,women in the theatre

A jeu de paume theatre is a building that originated as a tennis court.

Describe in what ways society and politics were commented on and criticized in The Bourgeois Gentleman.Why,in a situation of tight governmental regulation of the theatre,might such critique have been allowed?

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Exam 16: The Royal Era

Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman is a social satire combining romance,social commentary,and farcical absurdity.

The neoclassical "unities" consisted of

Which genre is a precursor of the contemporary musical comedy?

Who is considered the greatest French tragic dramatist of the Royal era?

Describe how neoclassicism affected conceptions of character,dramatic action,and settings in Royal era plays,in comparison to Shakespeare's works.

One metatheatrical device that occurs in The Bourgeois Gentleman is its

The period following the Renaissance,characterized by the consolidation and refinement of creative energy and imposition of rational sensibility and order,was called

The historical foundation of neoclassical dramaturgy is

Aphra Behn

Which of the following was NOT a principle of neoclassical dramaturgy?

How might the appearance of women on the English stage signal a victory for women's rights? How might it also complicate this possibility?

The Anglican clergyman Jeremy Collier described the drama of the Restoration as

While women could act in the Restoration,this hardly led to the realization of feminist ideals and liberation from objectification.

According to the neoclassical precepts,Shakespeare was seen as

The Enlightenment marked a return to more serious,yet pleasurable and chaotic pursuits,in opposition to the strict codified practices of the Puritans.

Which of the following is true of the history of The Bourgeois Gentleman?

Aphra Behn made clever use of double entendres in The Rover.Consider some examples that might be considered modern versions of this style of dialogue.Would an adaptation of The Rover in our current era be successful as entertainment?

During the Restoration,women in the theatre

A jeu de paume theatre is a building that originated as a tennis court.

Describe in what ways society and politics were commented on and criticized in The Bourgeois Gentleman.Why,in a situation of tight governmental regulation of the theatre,might such critique have been allowed?

What Is Theatre

What Is a Play

The Actor

The Playwright

Designers and Technicians

The Director

Theatre Traditions

The Modern Theatre

Musical Theatre

Theatre Today

The Audience

The Ancients

The Middle Ages

The Renaissance

The Theatre of Asia

The Modern Theatre: Realism

The Modern Theatre: Antirealism

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