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WorksheetsComedy of Manners Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
The (a) are the target of most plays.
What play did Molière write in 1664?
The Bourgeois Gentleman
The Country Wife
The Man of Mode
Tartuffe
True or False: Characters are types and rarely ever change.
True
False
Plays emphasize (a) comedy over physical comedy.
(a) versions of love and marriage are common topics.
True or False: Comedy of manners plots involved the fantasy world.
True
False
9. Theatres were (a) from 1642 to 1660.
True or False: King Charles II loved the theatre and the bawdy nature of the comedy of manners.
True
False
The comedy of manners is a style of comedy that uses satire to highlight the behaviors, (a) , fashions, and manners of a segment of society.
Comedy of manners plays during this time were referred to as (a) comedies.
Name Molière’s main enemy. (a)
When did Oscar Wilde write The Importance of Being Earnest?
1662
1777
1895
1667
What is Satire?
A sarcastic form of humor that comes from a Greek word meaning “to tear flesh.”
A form that uses humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose or criticize.
A form of humor that focus on the “codes” of a certain group and how that defines their behavior.
Which of the following are true about the plot of Comedy of Manners Plays? Select all that apply:
Often centered on a love story
Complicated with a lot of twists
Fantastical locations and unrealistic settings
Always a happy ending
Dynamic Characters that grow over time
True or False: Characters are types with one focus and rarely change. Their names often reveal their personality.
True
False
What are manners?
A code to not embarass yourself or others.
The way in which a
certain thing is said or done (a rule) that exists in a set of unwritten rules for a situation.
How to be polite in situations.
A suggestion on how to behave.
What is wit?
Slapstick comedy.
A form of physical comedy.
Ribald, rowdy, loudly spoken comedy.
An intellectual form of verbal comedy.
What is a Quip?
A witty remark.
A response to a quip.
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
A succession or exchange of quick and witty remarks, also known as banter.
What is a retort?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
A succession or exchange of quick and witty remarks, also known as banter.
A response to a quip.
A witty remark.
What is a pun?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
A succession or exchange of quick and witty remarks, also known as banter.
A response to a quip.
A witty remark.
What is repartee?
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
A succession or exchange of quick and witty remarks, also known as banter.
A response to a quip.
A witty remark.
