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Theatre Genres and Stage Composition

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Comedy?

a)

Happy Ending

b)

Protagonist Dies

c)

Serious Subject Matter

d)

Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

2.

What is Tragedy?

a)

Physical Humor

b)

Puns, Satire, Wit, Intricate Plot

c)

Protagonist Dies

d)

Happy Ending

3.

True or False? The higher an actor's head is on stage, the more power they have.

(a)  

4.

What is a Musical?

a)

Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

b)

Serious Subject Matter

c)

Stock Characters of the Hero, Villain and Damsel in Distress

d)

Play with Song and Dance

5.

What is High Comedy?

a)

Protagonist Dies

b)

Puns, Satire, Wit and Intricate Plot

c)

Play with Song and Dance

d)

Serious Subject Matter

6.

What is Melodrama?

a)

Stock Characters of the Hero, Villain and Damsel in Distress

b)

Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements

c)

Physical Humor

d)

Protagonist Dies

7.

What is Drama?

a)

Serious Subject Matter

b)

Play with Song and Dance

c)

Puns, Satire, Wit and Intricate Plot

d)

Physical Humor

8.

True or False? The stage plane with the most power is Upstage.

(a)  

9.

What is Farce?

a)

Physical Humor

b)

Serious Subject Matter

c)

Puns, Satire, Wit and Intricate Plot

d)

Epic Storytelling

10.

What is Serio-Comedy?

a)

Stock Characters of the Hero, Villain and Damsel in Distress

b)

Play with Song and Dance

c)

Serious Subject Matter

d)

Play with Equal Amounts of Serious and Comic Elements