What is melodrama?

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
A form of theater with no music
A genre of literature popular in the 17th century England
A type of comedy with realistic acting
A theatrical form with morally simplistic stories
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Who is considered the father of melodrama?
Rene-Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt
Charles Nodier
Augustin Daly
Dionysius Boucicault
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What did melodrama demand from its set designers?
Authenticity and realism
Exaggeration and spectacle
Minimalism and simplicity
Symbolism and abstraction
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What was one of the most popular melodrama of the 19th century written by Augustin Daly?
The Poor of New York
The Rise of the Guardians
Under the Gaslight
The Dog of Montarges
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
What did melodrama contribute to the development of theater?
Minimalistic staging and abstract storytelling
Realistic set designs and topical themes
Realistic acting and sensational scenes
Symbolic characters and philosophical dialogues
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Who was Germany's first serious playwright and the world's first dramaturg?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Heinrich von Kleist
Friedrich M. Klinger
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 2 pts
Which literary movement in Germany rejected neoclassical norms and emphasized emotional unrest?
Sturm und Drang
Weimar Classicism
Romanticism
Renaissance
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