Quiz 3_THM

What is melodrama?

• 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

Who is considered the father of melodrama?

• Rene-Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt

• Charles Nodier

• Augustin Daly

• Dionysius Boucicault

What did melodrama demand from its set designers?

• Authenticity and realism

• Exaggeration and spectacle

• Minimalism and simplicity

• Symbolism and abstraction

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

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

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

Which literary movement in Germany rejected neoclassical norms and emphasized emotional unrest?

• Sturm und Drang

• Weimar Classicism

• Romanticism

• Renaissance

What was the literary movement in Germany that emphasized reason and order? It was a throwback to Enlightenment theatre and looked back to the Greeks and Romans for inspiration.

• Sturm und Drang

• Romanticism

• Weimar Classicism

• Melodrama

What is the title of the play by Goethe that combines elements of Sturm und Drang, Weimar classicism, and Romanticism?

• The Robbers

• Faust

• Götz von Berlichingen

• Danton's Death

What was the main focus of Romantic playwrights?

• Realism

• Classical Models

• Intellect and Reason

• Idealized past and imagined future