Question 1Which of the following is NOT a form of poetic expression? A.OctetB.LyricC.SonnetD.ElegyObjective Show full explanation
Question 2A play is a tragedy whenA.the author presents life as a hopeless adventureB.the main character dies before the play endsC.there is much bloodshed in the playD.a weakness in the main character leads to his downfallObjective Show full explanation
Question 3A play that tells a single story, has one setting and takes place within a specified period is said to A.be heavily moralisticB.be clearly cohesiveC.posses the three unitiesD.have tragic elementsObjective Show full explanation
Question 4The most basic feature of drama is .......... A.monologue B.suspense C.actionD.plotObjective Show full explanation
Question 5The following three questions are on William Shakespeare's Hamlet.A.Belief in ghostsB.marital infidelity C.indecision and procrastinationD.inordinate love of fatherObjective Show full explanation
Question 6Farce thrives on A.big eventsB.promotionC.absurdityD.incidentsObjective Show full explanation
Question 7The news of Juliet's death is broken to Romeo by A.BalthasarB.GregoryC.ServantD.NurseObjective Show full explanation
Question 8'And for that offense; Immediately we do exile him hence'; The 'Offense' in the above excerpt from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is committed againstA.RomeoB.Friar LaurenceC.TybaltD.MontagueObjective Show full explanation
Question 9One major narrative technique a novel shares with drama isA.ScenesB.DialogueC.Soliloquy D.Sarcasm Objective Show full explanation
Question 10Point out the odd itemA.A rising sunB.Twelfth nightC.The concubineD.Romeo and JulietObjective Show full explanation