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Theatre Genres

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false:

Genre is a French word meaning "category" or "type"

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In ________, the hero or heroine is a person of social stature: a king, a queen, a general, a nobleman, etc.

a)

Traditional Tragedy

b)

Modern Tragedy

c)

Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

d)

Neither traditional nor modern tragedy

3.

In which tragic form do the characters tend to be regular men and women?

a)

Traditional Tragedy

b)

Modern Tragedy

c)

Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

d)

Neither traditional nor modern tragedy

4.

In , the main characters are caught in a series of tragic circumstances

a)

Traditional Tragedy

b)

Modern Tragedy

c)

Both Traditional and Modern Tragedy

d)

Domestic Drama

5.

Which comic form is not intellectual; its humor is the result of ridiculous situations?

a)

Farce

b)

Satire

c)

Comedy of manners

d)

Comedy of ideas

6.

Which comic form relies on sophisticated language to attack evil and foolishness?

a)

Farce

b)

Satire

c)

Melodrama

d)

All of these answers are correct

7.

Which of the following IS NOT typical of Farce?

a)

Broad physical humor

b)

Sophisticated language

c)

plot complications

d)

stereotypical characters

8.

This type of play points out the flaws and peculiarities of the upper class:

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

9.

Stories of everyday people, often centered on the family

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

10.

This originally meant "song drama" or "music drama"

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

11.

This genre mixes serious and comic matter in the same play:

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

12.

This genre has a suspenseful plot, Good vs. Evil, and Good always wins!

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

13.

Middle-class characters that face problems of the family, not affairs of the state

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

14.

A form of comic drama that emphasizes a sophisticated atmosphere and witty dialogue.

a)

Melodrama

b)

Comedy of Manners

c)

Domestic Drama

d)

Tragicomedy

15.

Many plays are considered "comedy of ideas" because they discuss controversial social issues.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Heroic Drama is similar to tragedy, but with an optimistic worldview

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Match the following

a)

Traditional Tragedy

1.

The hero/heroine is of noble birth

b)

Modern Tragedy

2.

Written in prose

c)

Both

3.

Serious actions, moral implications

18.

Organize these options into the right comedy category

Categorize the following

About a group of family or friends

Uses wit, irony, and exaggeration

Sophisticated language

attacks real-life "evil" situations

slapstick comedy/ physical humor

crazy plot complications

rediculous and stereootyped characters

Farce
Satire
Domestic Comedy