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

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

(a)   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