RSUT Literature 2015/2016 Past Questions

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The term farce is now used to cover a form of drama which employs

A.mistaken identity
B.slapstick
C.reversal of roles
D.romantic plot

The tragic hero's flaw is called

A.hubris
B.harmatia
C.caesura
D.peripeteia

The word "cast" in a play refers to

A.Three of the actors
B.A few of the actors
C.All the actors
D.An exclusive social class in the play

Theatre of the absurd portrays people whose sufferings seem

A.unfortunate
B.ridiculous
C.indefinite
D.sympathetic

Tragecomedies was developed in which century?

A.18th
B.19th
C.20th
D.21st

When a play includes witty and graceful situation, it can be classified as

A.comedy of manners
B.high comedy
C.low comedy
D.comedy of the absurd

When the plot of a play begins in the middle and only unfolds the past through flashback, it is called

A.complex-plot
B.In-media-res
C.prefiguration
D.None of the foregoing

Which of the following is true of Opera?

A.They are plays with elaborate music
B.They are plays with elaborate songs
C.They are plays with dance
D.A and B

Which of the following statements best describes comedy?

A.A play in which nobody dies
B.A play which makes us laugh
C.A play in which the hero is a clown
D.A play which ends happily

A story in which the characters are animals but behave like human beings is a

A.fable
B.fairytale
C.folktale
D.parable