Theatre Genres

True or false:

Genre is a French word meaning "category" or "type"

• True

• False

In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

• Traditional Tragedy

• Modern Tragedy

• Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

• Neither traditional nor modern tragedy

In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

• Traditional Tragedy

• Modern Tragedy

• Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

• Neither traditional nor modern tragedy

In , the main characters are caught in a series of tragic circumstances

• Traditional Tragedy

• Modern Tragedy

• Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

• Domestic Drama

Which comic form is not intellectual; its humor is the result of ridiculous situations?

• Farce

• Satire

• Comedy of manners

• Comedy of ideas

Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

• Farce

• Satire

• Melodrama

• All of these answers are correct

Which of the following IS NOT typical of Farce?

• Broad physical humor

• Sophisticated language

• plot complications

• stereotypical characters

This type of play points out the flaws and peculiarities of the upper class:

• Melodrama

• Comedy of Manners

• Domestic Drama

• Tragicomedy

Stories of everyday people, often centered on the family

• Melodrama

• Comedy of Manners

• Domestic Drama

• Tragicomedy

This originally meant "song drama" or "music drama"

• Melodrama

• Comedy of Manners

• Domestic Drama

• Tragicomedy