ENGL1102: How to Read a Play Quiz

In addition to William Shakespeare, who else was a popular playwright of the English Renaissance?

All of these

Which of the following is an example of a theater convention?

All of these.

What type of play claims that there is little meaning to life?

Existentialism

What type of play is often subjective and distorted?

Expressionism

Where did Western drama originate from?

Greece

What theater genre is an American contribution to world theater?

Musical theater

What type of play reflected aspects of real life?

Realism

What are theater conventions?

Techniques used to present a story, which may differ between types of drama

Which of the following best describes theater in England during Cromwell's Commonwealth of England?

The Puritans outlawed theater.

According to Aristotle, Greek tragedy had six elements: plot, characters, theme, language, music, and ___.

spectacle