A play's final scene, action, or lines that indicate the end of conflicts, and possibly even bring about resolution, is called the: correct answers Denouement.
Which of the following is true about the differences between tragedy and comedy? correct answers Tragedy typically deals with great peop...
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A play's final scene, action, or lines that indicate the end of conflicts, and possibly even bring
about resolution, is called the: correct answers Denouement.
Which of the following is true about the differences between tragedy and comedy? correct
answers Tragedy typically deals with great people, whereas comedy deals with ordinary people.
The purging or cleansing of the audience's pity and terror at the climax of a tragedy is called:
correct answers Catharsis.
In play construction, the single action that initiates the major conflict of the play is called the:
correct answers Inciting incident.
Why do comedies typically go out-of-date more quickly than tragedies? correct answers
Comedies are more topical and deal with ordinary life at the time they are written.
The unspoken agreements between the audience and the actor, which includes a whole set of
traditional understandings surrounding the theatrical event, is called: correct answers
Convention.
Which of the following offers a way that the playwright can present a play's exposition? correct
answers A spoken prologue that directly provides information right before the main action.
The word "drama" comes from the Greek dran, which means: correct answers To do.
Which element describes the play's use of rhythm and sounds, either by way of instrumental
composition or the orchestration of such noises as muffled drumbeats, gunshots, special effects,
and vocal tones? correct answers Music.
A modern play that challenges Aristotle's definition of tragedy because the lead character is a
"low man," is Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. correct answers True
Which dramatic genre purports to be serious but, in fact, deals with human issues on only the
most superficial level, embellished with spectacular staging, flamboyant dialogue, and highly
suspenseful and contrived plotting? correct answers Melodrama.
Which dramatic genre offers a wild, hilarious treatment of a trivial theme, usually based on a
stock component like identical twins, switched identities, lovers in closets, and might include
full-stage chases, misheard instructions, various disrobings, discoveries, and disappearances?
correct answers Farce.
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is different than its classically tragic ancestors because:
correct answers It does not contain gods, but rather contemporary forces.
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