What is a comedy in modern usage?

Drama: Tragedy and Comedy

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Meagan Hunter
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A play that ends with a sad event.
A play that is humorous.
A play that involves a lot of action.
A play that has no dialogue.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a tragedy in the Greek sense?
A play that is funny.
A play that ends with the death of at least one main character.
A play that has a happy ending.
A play that is very short.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "Dramatis Personae" refer to in a play?
The list of characters in a play.
The setting of the play.
The ending of the play.
The title of the play.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is dramatic irony?
When the audience knows something the character does not.
When a play ends happily.
When a character is alone on stage.
When a play has no dialogue.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a script?
A list of settings.
The written text of a play.
A type of character.
A type of stage direction.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the role of a character in a play?
To provide the setting.
To be involved in the plot.
To write the script.
To create stage directions.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of dialogue in a play?
To describe the setting.
To provide the lines spoken by characters.
To list the characters.
To create a humorous ending.
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