ENG161 List of eExam Questions in the Bank

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Q1 The definition of classical tragedy by is seen as very comprehensive

Q2 Perspective scenery in theatre was introduced in the period

Q3 Thatricalism is term used to describe the staging arrangement that tends towrds the

Q4 Pick the odd one tragedy, comedy, prose, and farce

Q5 The most popular of all the surviving morality plays is

Q6 In simplest definition, drama is an imitation of an

Q7 Usually, language in drama is significantly a departure from the commonplace language

Q8 Terse, rhetorical and even esoteric language is common in drama

Q9 The Restoration age preferred to any other literary genre

Q10 The Romans preferred to tragedy because they essentially perceived theatre as means of mere entertainment

Q11 Classical theatre, violence was not dramatised on stage

Q12 In the dramatic competition of the Classical Greek theatre, each playwright was required to submit plays

Q13 Everyman is an example of a play

Q14 Humanism was the thought that guided the age

Q15 The rejection of the creation of illusion of everyday life in theatre is referred to as

Q16 The theatre that presents plays productions that appear life-like in form and content is called

Q17 Aristotle was a Greek

Q18 The theatre is a theatre of reason, not the type that evokes emotion

Q19 The Medieval drama that is based on the Holy Scripture is called plays

Q20 The rejection of the idea of a photographic presentation of life and events on the stage is referred to as

Q21 Costume can be categorised into two major groups, period and -costumes

Q22 In a Roman theatre, the Patricians championed as a form of drama

Q23 Fescenine verse and Fabulla Atellana were early forms of drama of the theatre

Q24 William Congreve was a major playwright of the - age

Q25 In the Classical Roman theatre, the Plebians favoured as a form of drama

Q26 William Wycherley was major playwright of the age

Q27 In the classical era, theatre was seen as an act of worship

Q28 The laity took drama outside the church and added secular matters during the age

Q29 Mystery and morality plays are forms of drama in the period

Q30 The Second Shepherd Play is an example of a play

Q31 Plautus and Terence were the famous comic writers of the classical theatre

Q32 Symbolism was the first reaction against in drama

Q33 The classical preferred comedy to tragedy

Q34 The age emphasised the utilisation of man’s intellect and talent as against total dependence on God in the medieval age

Q35 Drama evolved from the Mass or Liturgy in the age

Q36 The presented a brilliant and royal entry of kings and their retinue in colourful costumes and in a spectacular processional form

Q37 The play house with a multiple staging arrangement appeared in the period

Q38 Theatres were closed by the during the Commonwealth era

Q39 The person in charge of caring for and controlling the stage during rehearsals is called the

Q40 The art of using artificial light to illuminate the stage during play productions is called lighting

Q41 The tragic hero in Greek theatre commits an error of that leads to his fall

Q42 In the theatre, the chorus was abandoned

Q43 The decline of Medieval theatre was traced to the

Q44 The chorus was a dominant feature of the Classsical theatre

Q45 Realism in its extended form is called

Q46 The fall of theatre was as a result of Pelponnesian war

Q47 The Second Shepherd Play is an example of drama in the age

Q48 Theatre of the portrays the senselessness and illogicality of human existence

Q49 Make-up and help to bring out the stage personalities of the actors and actresses

Q50 The most celebrated of all the neo-classical ideals in drama are the three

Q51 Aristotle regards plot as the soul of

Q52 The oldest form of drama in the age was Quem quaerits

Q53 The oldest form of theatre arrangement is the

Q54 The greatest of all English playwrights who tremendously influenced the world theatre was

Q55 The greatest of all Roman playwrights who tremendously influenced the world theatre was

Q56 The Greek stage was in shape

Q57 In a play, plot articulates the action of the

Q58 Tragedy achieves through pity and fear

Q59 Classical tragedy presents a tragic who falls from grace to grass

Q60 The arrangement of incidents in a play is called

Q61 The opening part of a play is called ----------





Q62 Greek dramatists drew materials from history and ------------ to enrich their plays





Q63 During the ------trade guilds at a point took over dramatic productions





Q64 The birth place of the renaissance was





Q65 ------------- were never allowed on Greek stage





Q66 In early Greek theatre, only --------- actors were permitted on stage to perform at once





Q67 In Greek classical theatre, all actors, including the chorus, wore -----------





Q68 In the Renaissance Period,Martin Luther in Germany and Henry VIII of England challenged the supremacy of the -------





Q69 Mystical, morality plays are associated with the -------------- age





Q70 Presenting scenes in a play in an acting area at the same time is called ----------staging





Q71 Ben Johnson and John Dryden were-----playwrights





Q72 The art of conceptualising a suitable environment for a dramatic action is called -----------





Q73 Sophocles and Euripides were famous -------playwrights





Q74 Pisistratus was the ---------leader who gave official recognition to theatre by making it part of their greatest festival





Q75 The collective name for non actors and actresses working for a performance is -------





Q76 The collective name for the actors and actresses selected for a performance is -------





Q77 The Commonwealth in England lasted for --------- years





Q78 The Commonwealth in England was led by ---------





Q79 Renaissance in France is known as ------------age





Q80 The neo-classical rule that insists that characters must be true type is ----------





Q81 The Grecian god who is associated with the origin of drama is -----





Q82 The Grecian god of vegetation and ----------is associated with the origin of drama





Q83 The neo-classical rule that insist on a single plot, one setting, and events of a play taking place within a single day is -------------





Q84 The beheading of --------------- marked the beginning of the Commonwealth in England





Q85 The beheading of --------------- marked the end of the Renaissance period





Q86 Costantine Stanislawsky is associated with------acting





Q87 Gerzy Grotowsky is associated with the concept of-------theatre





Q88 The most esteemed dramatic genre in the classical period was-----





Q89 The rule in the neo-classical age that insists that drama must be similar to life is called ------





Q90 A play's idea is embodied in the -----------which informs the play





Q91 An inattentive audience exisxts in a ----- performance





Q92 Setting is also called----------in a play





Q93 In a play, the interplay of character and----generates conflict





Q94 A good playwright places immaginable obstacle between the protagonist and his -----





Q95 An articulation of idea and------- is lacking in a boring play





Q96 A good play is expected to ----------the audience's attention





Q97 In a boring play, the --------is not usually clear





Q98 Which of these adds granduer and colour to dramatic performances?





Q99 According to Aristotle, -----is the soul of tragedy





Q100 The restoration of King Charles 11 of England marked the beginning of the ----------age





Q101 The final rehearsal before the performance in a play production is called-----------rehearsal





Q102 Playwrights are advised to avoid----in their plays





Q103 The--------- of dramatic genre imjplies non-mixture of dramatic genres





Q104 The classical tragic hero falls by committing an error of----





Q105 The character that stands for tradition in the play the Lion and the Jewl is





Q106 A good dramatic action makes maximum use of--------





Q107 A good play is discerned through the -------of te plot





Q108 Two main types of plots in drama are chronological and -------





Q109 A very important element of tragedy is ---------





Q110 Usually, the stage is divided into ------------- acting areas





Q111 Theatre is seen as a means of --------- because people exchange messages and share ideas





Q112 In playwriting-----------tells the story





Q113 The creation of appropriate environment for a play production is called--------





Q114 A good scene designer must have a good knowledge of----arts





Q115 The -------scene is the scene of great expectation in a play.





Q116 The resolution in a play comes after the highet point called-------





Q117 The theatre where the acting area is set in a hollow and the audience sit on a raised edge is called the ---------





Q118 Africans prefer the ---------- for theatrical performance





Q119 The theory of organic structure of a play was formulated by -------





Q120 The theatre where the stage is framed is called -----------