ECA10: Drama as a Literary Genre

DRAMA is from the Greek word "dran" which means _____.

• TO DO

• TO SING

• TO DANCE

• TO HIDE

The 2 famous masks of drama, comedy and tragedy, are symbols of the two Greek muses, Athena and Aphrodite.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Thalia: Muse of Comedy :: Melpomene: Muse of Tragedy

• TRUE

• FALSE

Drama is always a prose work.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Greek drama started as choral performances of dancing and singing to honor the Greek god, _____.

• DAEDALUS

• DEMETER

• DIONE

• DIONYSIUS

Which of the following is FALSE?

• The climax of Renaissance drama is during the Elizabethan Age.

• Plot outlines of Renaissance drama was posted before the performance.

• Renaissance drama is blasphemous.

• There were no scripts in Renaissance drama.

From what country is Kabuki?

• CHINA

• JAPAN

• INDONESIA

• SOUTH KOREA

_____ is a non-sensical genere of drama which often overreacts or uses slapstick humor.

_____ is where dramatists not only tell their stories through acting and dialogue, but through dance as well as music.

In the 6 Aristotelian elements of drama, it refers to the visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, special effects.

• CHARACTER

• DIALOGUE

• SPECTACLE

• THEME