Best Trivia Quiz On Drama Skills
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Ms. Sieg's final exam review for the 2008-2009 Advanced Drama Class at Miami Springs Senior High School. The exam covers the "Varieties of Drama" and "History of Drama" chapters in the "The Stage & the School" textbook.
Questions and Answers
- 1.__________ are sober plays that are based on human emotions that do not change with time.
- 2.A __________ is the main character that must struggle with an opposing force.
- 3.__________ is the quality of drama that arouses feelings of compassion.
- 4.__________, an ancient Greek philosopher, wrote a description of tragedy in the Poetics.
- 5.Aristotle explained that the main character's downfall is brought about by __________, a character weakness or an error in judgement.
- 6.In __________, the protagonist overcomes opposing forces in a humorous way. The humor is provided by one or several of the seven causes of laughter.
- 7.__________, which can take the form of overstatement or understatement, is the most noticeable characteristic of comedy.
- 8.Looking forward to a potential laugh is called __________.
- 9.Anticipation is achieved by using the technique of the __________, which includes the plant and the clinch.
- 10.The situations and characters in __________ are usually outlandish and exaggerated.
- 11.__________ is based on implausible coincidences and often includes screen scenes, in which actors hide from other actors onstage.
- 12.__________ is a mockery of a broad topic, such as a societal view, and requires prior knowledge of the subject being mocked.
- 13.__________ is a mockery of a certain person or work.
- 14.A __________, or exaggearated feature of the subject, is often used in parody.
- 15.Intellectual humor, which relies on witty dialogue not physical action, makes up __________.
- 16.In a __________, also called a drawing room comedy, the pretenses of the upper class are mocked using puns, paradoxes, epigrams, and ironies.
- 17.__________, like parody and burlesque, ridicules societal views or an individual's views.However, with this type of comedy, the motivation is to bring about change.
- 18.__________ is set in a make-believe land that is inhabited by unreal characters, such as spirits, witches, and flawless heroes.
- 19.Written in the style of __________, romantic comedies focus on love affairs between characters that are too good to be true.
- 20.Although based on the structure of tragedy, __________ lacks the sense of inevitabilty that is necessary in tragedy. In this form of drama, good always triumphs.
- 21.A __________, also called a problem play, deals with a social problem. The playwright usually presents a solution to the problem discussed, or at least points the characters in the right direction
- 22.In __________ the playwright battled the complexities of the human psyche and personal relationships.
- 23.__________ teaches moral concepts through characters who personify abstract qualities, such as truth, love, and death.
- 24.__________ is drama written, designed, and performed for children.
- 25.Puppet use is not limited to children's television or theatre. Puppets are used in Andrei Serban's __________ to create powerful adult theater.
- 26.A __________ is a play written to be performed by a single actor.
- 27.__________, which incorporates many elements of theater in a novel way, is an example of monodrama.
- 28.__________ does not attempt to depict real life. The audience should accept it as theater.
- 29._________ is a style of drama that is journalistic and unemotional. It was a reaction against emotionalism and naturalism. Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht is an example of this kind of theater.
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