MODERN AMERICAN DRAMA

What was the general attitude of the Puritans in New England towards theatrical performances in the 1600s?

• They were highly supportive.

• They were indifferent.

• They regarded them as frivolous.

• They promoted them as educational tools.

During which centuries did drama gradually become an accepted form of entertainment in the United States?

• 15th and 16th centuries

• 16th and 17th centuries

• 17th and 18th centuries

• 18th and 19th centuries

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a significant American writer of the 1800s?

• Herman Melville

• Ralph Waldo Emerson

• Edgar Allan Poe

• Mark Twain

What trend did American playwrights begin to favor by the early 20th century?

• Extravagant theatrical spectacles

• Realistic settings, characters, actions, and emotions

• Imported plays from Europe

• Plays adapted from classical literature

What year marked a significant shift in New York audiences moving towards off-Broadway theaters to experience works by writers like Eugene O’Neill?

• 1916

• 1920

• 1930

• 1945

Which play by Eugene O’Neill is noted as a turning point for presenting true-to-life characters in American drama?

• Mourning Becomes Electra

• The Iceman Cometh

• Long Day's Journey Into Night

• Beyond the Horizon

Who were the two notable playwrights from the post-World War II era that made significant contributions to the theater?

• Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller

• Thornton Wilder and Lillian Hellman

• Edward Albee and Lorraine Hansberry

• Eugene O’Neill and Tennessee Williams

Which character is described as the trademark figure of postwar American drama in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman?

• Jay Gatsby

• Willy Loman

• Tom Wingfield

• George Gibbs

What is the central theme of Willy Loman's character in American theater as described in the text?

• Success and recognition

• The twisted version of the American dream

• Family and friendship

• Wealth and prosperity

Which play by Tennessee Williams is mentioned in the text as portraying characters unsuited to modern life?

• The Crucible

• A Raisin in the Sun

• The Glass Menagerie

• Death of a Salesman