A. Actor and playwright
B. Playwright and poet
C. Playwright and writer
D. None of above
Related Mcqs:
- In what decade did the \angry young men\come to prominence on the theatrical scene ?
A. 1910s
B. 1930s
C. 1950s
D. 1970s - What was the first name of the playing company King’s Men that William Shakespeare partly-owned ?
A. Lord Chamberlain’s Men
B. Stratford Theatre
C. The Queens Troupe
D. The London Theatre - According to skeptics of Shakespeare’s authorship, all of the following are considered to be the “true” authors of some of Shakespeare’s plays EXCEPT________________?
A. Thomas More.
B. Francis Bacon.
C. Earl of Oxford.
D. John Shakespeare. - In his reading of Shakespeare’s “Fair Youth Sonnets,” who does Charlton Ogburn suppose Shakespeare to have really been ?
A. Marlowe
B. Swift
C. Oxford
D. Bacon - Shakespeare sometimes used the trochee, which in meter refers to which of the following? In Shakespeare’s plays, a troche is___________________?
A. The same as an iamb with an unstressed and stressed syllable in a foot
B. The opposite of an iamb with a stressed and then unstressed syllable in a foot
C. Only one syllable for the length of a foot
D. None of the above - Which of the following offers the best definition of a Greek theatrical comedy ?
A. A play in which characters make humorous remarks
B. A play in which characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better
C. A play in which no characters die or suffer
D. A play in which elite members of society are mocked - Which of the following offers the best definition of a theatrical tragedy ?
A. A play that depicts the downfall of a noble person
B. A play in which someone gets revenge
C. A play in which a hero faces likely defeat and overcomes it
D. A play in which no form of humor appears - A postmodern play would most likely not make use of which of the following theatrical traditions ?
A. A minimalist stage and strict adherence to the script
B. Video clips and the use of popular music
C. Nonlinear storytelling and the embracement of popular culture
D. A pastiche of different literary and historical sources - Which of the following offers the best definition of the theatrical concept of a chorus ?
A. Members of the audience who comment on the play’s actions
B. Characters who remind the audience that the play is fictional
C. A group of characters who comment
on the actions of the play while participating in them
D. A group of characters who comment on the actions of the play while not participating in them - Who owned the rights to a theatrical script ?
A. the patron of the acting company, eg, the Lord Chamberlain
B. the bishop of London
C. the printer
D. the acting company
