Question 1

Author of A Raisin in the Sun, a groundbreaking play about an African American family:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tony Kushner 
B)  Thornton Wilder 
C)  Lorraine Hansberry 
D)  August Wilson 
E)  Tennessee Williams 
A)  Tony Kushner 
B)  Thornton Wilder 
C)  Lorraine Hansberry 
D)  August Wilson 
E)  Tennessee Williams C

Question 2

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ an actor alone on stage speaks thoughts out loud

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism O

Question 3

Of primary importance in tragedy is the death of the main character.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman makes masterful use of flashbacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

At the end of Medea, the title character recognizes her error in one of the theater's famous speeches of repentance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Farce lacks three-dimensional characters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the second part of Shakespeare's Henry V, the newly crowned king halts the Coronation to embrace his old friend Falstaff.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Ibsen wrote his thriller Ghosts hoping to make money after the financial failure of A Doll's House.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Serious criticism aimed at the betterment of society but accomplished through laughter:

Accepted Answer

A)  parody 
B)  irony 
C)  tragedy 
D)  satire 
E)  Theater of Cruelty 
A)  parody 
B)  irony 
C)  tragedy 
D)  satire 
E)  Theater of Cruelty

Question 10

Which of the following does NOT apply to Oedipus?

Accepted Answer

A)  a love story about a man attracted to an older woman only to find out she is his mother. 
B)  choral comments. 
C)  a man who kills his father. 
D)  a protagonist who becomes blind. 
E)  exemplifies Aristotelian definition of tragedy. 
A)  a love story about a man attracted to an older woman only to find out she is his mother. 
B)  choral comments. 
C)  a man who kills his father. 
D)  a protagonist who becomes blind. 
E)  exemplifies Aristotelian definition of tragedy.

Question 11

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ Arthur Miller

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 12

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ Death of a Salesman

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 13

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-slammed a door and shocked an audience

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 14

Least likely to be found in the theater of ancient Athens:

Accepted Answer

A)  a character with a name familiar to the audience 
B)  song and dance 
C)  a rowdy farce 
D)  an actor wearing a mask 
E)  performances suitable for the different seasons of theater operation 
A)  a character with a name familiar to the audience 
B)  song and dance 
C)  a rowdy farce 
D)  an actor wearing a mask 
E)  performances suitable for the different seasons of theater operation

Question 15

Double entendre is the French term for the Elizabethan aside, spoken to the audience but supposedly not heard by others in the scene.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ a feeling of calm in the aftermath of great emotion

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 17

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ arrogance

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 18

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ Mrs. Squeamish and Lady Fidget

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 19

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all.
-___ Waiting for Godot

Accepted Answer

A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism 
A) Thornton Wilder 
B) Samuel Beckett 
C) Our Town 
D) parody 
E) Arthur Miller
F)Konstantin Stanislavsky
G)William Shakespeare
H)A View from the Bridge
I)catharsis
J)Chekhov
K)King Lear
L)Nora
M)alienation
N)Medea
O)soliloquy
P)Moliere
Q)Aristotle
R)conventions
S)William Wycherley
T)hubris
U)expressionism

Question 20

The commedia dell'arte specialized in

Accepted Answer

A)  reviving the work of Aristophanes. 
B)  dialogue with double meanings. 
C)  action scenes alternating with elaborate ballets. 
D)  pantomime. 
E)  puppet shows with hidden political messages. 
A)  reviving the work of Aristophanes. 
B)  dialogue with double meanings. 
C)  action scenes alternating with elaborate ballets. 
D)  pantomime. 
E)  puppet shows with hidden political messages.

Author of A Raisin in the Sun, a groundbreaking play about an African American family:

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ an actor alone on stage speaks thoughts out loud

Of primary importance in tragedy is the death of the main character.

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman makes masterful use of flashbacks.

At the end of Medea, the title character recognizes her error in one of the theater's famous speeches of repentance.

Farce lacks three-dimensional characters.

In the second part of Shakespeare's Henry V, the newly crowned king halts the Coronation to embrace his old friend Falstaff.

Ibsen wrote his thriller Ghosts hoping to make money after the financial failure of A Doll's House.

Serious criticism aimed at the betterment of society but accomplished through laughter:

Which of the following does NOT apply to Oedipus?

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Arthur Miller

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Death of a Salesman

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -slammed a door and shocked an audience

Least likely to be found in the theater of ancient Athens:

Double entendre is the French term for the Elizabethan aside, spoken to the audience but supposedly not heard by others in the scene.

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ a feeling of calm in the aftermath of great emotion

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ arrogance

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Mrs. Squeamish and Lady Fidget

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Waiting for Godot

The commedia dell'arte specialized in

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters

Exam 7: Theater

Author of A Raisin in the Sun, a groundbreaking play about an African American family:

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ an actor alone on stage speaks thoughts out loud

Of primary importance in tragedy is the death of the main character.

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman makes masterful use of flashbacks.

At the end of Medea, the title character recognizes her error in one of the theater's famous speeches of repentance.

Farce lacks three-dimensional characters.

In the second part of Shakespeare's Henry V, the newly crowned king halts the Coronation to embrace his old friend Falstaff.

Ibsen wrote his thriller Ghosts hoping to make money after the financial failure of A Doll's House.

Serious criticism aimed at the betterment of society but accomplished through laughter:

Which of the following does NOT apply to Oedipus?

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Arthur Miller

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Death of a Salesman

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -slammed a door and shocked an audience

Least likely to be found in the theater of ancient Athens:

Double entendre is the French term for the Elizabethan aside, spoken to the audience but supposedly not heard by others in the scene.

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ a feeling of calm in the aftermath of great emotion

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ arrogance

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Mrs. Squeamish and Lady Fidget

Place the appropriate number next to the item that most closely matches it. You may use choices more than once. Some options will not be used at all. -___ Waiting for Godot

The commedia dell'arte specialized in

The Humanities: a Shining Beacon

The Humanities and Critical Thinking

Myth and the Origin of the Humanities

Literature

Art

Music

The Musical Stage: Opera, Music, Drama, Dance

Cinema

Religion

Morality

Happiness

Love

Life-Affirmation

Nature

Freedom

Filters