Clas 360 Final
- 1.Dramatic persona typically sharing Aristophanes' moral sympathies:
- A.
Soldier
- B.
Sophist
- C.
Poet
- D.
Farmer
- 2.Political climate of Aristophanic comedy
- A.
Democratic polis
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Anarchy
- D.
Tyranny
- 3.The most important public issue of the time of Aristophanes:
- A.
Persian War
- B.
Peloponnesian War
- C.
Macdonian conquest
- D.
Women's rights
- E.
Abolition of slavery
- 4.In his comedies Aristophanes consistently and urgently advocates
- A.
War against Sparta
- B.
Peace with Sparta
- C.
Redistribution of private property
- D.
Educational Reform
- 5.As compared to Aristophanes, Menander’s comedy is
- A.
More realistic
- B.
Less political
- C.
More personal
- D.
Less ritualistic
- E.
All the the above
- 6.A drastic innovation of Menander’s comedy
- A.
Female roles
- B.
Metric dialogue
- C.
Dramatic intrigue
- D.
Scenic machinery
- 7.The favorite device of a Plautine plot
- A.
Divine intervention
- B.
Emotional transformation
- C.
Intellectual dilemma
- D.
Confusion of the twins
- 8.What is the main feature distinguishing Plautus’ dramas from that of Menander and Terence? (Mark all that apply):
- A.
Psychological charaterization
- B.
The elements of burlesque
- C.
Variety of meters and musical parts
- D.
Elegance of diction
- 9.Terence came to Rome as a slave from
- A.
Africa
- B.
Asia Minor
- C.
Gaul
- D.
Greece
- 10.Terence’s innovation
- A.
The character of a remorseful father
- B.
Cantica
- C.
Use of Punic language on stage
- D.
Prologue with a literary polemics
- 11.The highest distinction of Terence is
- A.
Hilarity of plots
- B.
Variety of meters
- C.
Meticulous composition and the elegance of language
- D.
The depth of psychological analysis
- 12.As compared to Plautus, Terence appears
- A.
More entertaining
- B.
More aphoristic
- C.
More prolific
- D.
More rhythmic and musical
- 13.Terence’s characteristic technique is
- A.
A conflict between father and son
- B.
The use of the twin-motif (optical illusion)
- C.
Intellectual guessing-game by the characters (communication problems)
- D.
The use of deception
- 14.In which of Terence’s comedies: The parasite appears in an unusual function as a lawyer, acting in selfless loyalty
- A.
Adelphi (The brothers)
- B.
Andria (The Girl from Andros)
- C.
The Eunuch
- D.
Hekyra (Her Husband's Mother)
- E.
Phormio
- 15.The origins of comic genre take root in
- A.
Court procedures
- B.
Ritual laments for the dead
- C.
Fertility rites
- D.
War dances
- 16.The genre of European literary comedy originated in
- A.
Classical Greece
- B.
Classical Rome
- C.
Alexandria
- D.
British Isles
- 17.Greek comos (from which comedy is derived) means
- A.
Communion
- B.
Commiseration
- C.
Country procession
- D.
Combustible substance
- 18.Theatrical performances in classical Athens celebrated the worship of
- A.
Athena
- B.
Apollo
- C.
Artemis
- D.
Dionysus
- 19.Open personal invective and on-stage political debates are characteristic of the
- A.
Old Comedy
- B.
New Comedy
- C.
Satyr play
- D.
Tragedy
- 20.Animal Chorus can appear in
- A.
Atellana
- B.
New Comedy
- C.
Old Comedy
- D.
Tragedy
- 21.Historical persons are likely to appear in
- A.
Atellana
- B.
Hilarotragoedia
- C.
New Comedy
- D.
Old Comedy
- 22.The comedy of manners approximates the genre of
- A.
Old Comedy
- B.
New Comedy
- C.
Hilarotragoedia
- D.
Mime
- 23.Which of the following comedy is typical for Political debate.
- A.
Old Comedy
- B.
New Comedy
- 24.A motif in common between the Old and the New Comedy
- A.
Fantastic element
- B.
Historical authenticity
- C.
Individual Love
- D.
Marriage (hierogamy)
- 25.Women were allowed to perform in the genre of
- A.
Comedy
- B.
Hilarotragoedia
- C.
Mime
- D.
Satyr play
- E.
Tragedy
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