Chapter 7
Medieval cycle plays were known to go on for as long as _______________.
25 days
The final and most significant crisis is referred to as the ________________.
Climax
An outside force or new twist in the plot introduced at an opportune moment is a(n) _______________.
Complication
As in advertising and politics, in the arts the imposition of a point of view is disguised. (true or false)
False
Conflict does not take the form of intellectual debate. (true or false)
False
If playwrights are writing about a historical event, it is inappropriate for them to change the order of events to suit their purpose. (true or false)
False
The fact that Euripides was writing tragedies at the same time that Aristophanes was writing satirical farces is an indication that society's point of view serves mainly as a backdrop. (true or false)
False
The word genre means "an ability to generalize about all human beings by observing a small portion of their actions." (true or false)
False
Two periods that were particularly conductive to the creation of tragic drama were the eighteenth century (the age of enlightenment) and the nineteenth century (the century of progress). (true or false)
False
Usually in a drama, one of the forces is much stronger than the other one. This creates and imbalance and leads to an increased sense of conflict. (true or false)
False
While it is necessary for a play to have a consistent viewpoint, it is not necessary for the other elements of a theatrical production to reflect that viewpoint as well. (true or false)
False
Which of the following is NOT a convention of dramatic structure:
Limited conflict
An impediment that is put in a character's way is called a(n) _______________.
Obstacle
A selection and arrangement of scenes from a story is called a ______________.
Plot
A full account of an event, or series of events, usually told in chronological order is the _____________.
Story
A full account of an event, or series of events, usually told in chronological order is a story. (true or false)
True
An example of point of view in film might be the various angles of vision and perspectives that the camera selects for us. (true or false)
True
The first task of the dramatist is to decide what aspect of people and their concerns to write about.
True
The presence of conflict or tension is necessary for drama to exist. (true or false)
True
Two ideas essential to tragic drama are the concept that human beings are capable of extraordinary accomplishments, and the notion that the world is potentially cruel and unjust. (true or false)
True
