A. The conclusion of a play
B. The end of the first scene of a play
C. The first death on stage in a play
D. The turning point of the action in the play
Related Mcqs:
- In drama, a “soliloquy” refers to which of the following ?
A. A dialogue between two characters
B. A character’s final words before dying
C. A speech delivered by a character intended to be spoken to only the audience
D. A rhyming line - What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?
A. the reign of King Arthur
B. the coronation of Henry II
C. King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine - What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?
A. the reign of King Arthur
B. the coronation of Henry II
C. King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine - “Samson Agonistes” is described as a “Closet Drama,” which means_______________?
A. it can be acted out on a very small stage.
B. it was written to be read but not acted upon a stage.
C. people will read it in secret and not publically admit they read it.
D. it was written to be acted in a church. - What does Sidney say about the observance of the three Dramatic Unities in drama ?
A. They must be observed
B. It is not necessary to observe them
C. He favours the observance of the Unity of Action only
D. Their observance depends upon the nature of the theme of the play - The foundation story of what poem is the Genesis account of the Creation of the world and of Adam and Eve, culminating in the drama of their temptation and fall ?
A. “Canterbury Tales”
B. “The Faerie Queen”
C. “Paradise Lost”
D. “The Prelude” - Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks. Throughout the Middle Ages, English drama, like that of other European countries, was mainly ______________ and ______________?
A. Psychological, Sexual
B. Religious, Didactic
C. Emotional, Psychological
D. none of these - Which Romantic writer(s) wrote in more than one of these popular literary forms: essay, novel, drama, poetry ?
A. Percy Bysshe Shelley
B. William Wordsworth
C. George Gordon, Lord Byron
D. all of the above - Famous satiric drama,Volpone,is written by ?
A. Sir Walter Scot
B. Christopher Marlow
C. Ben Johnson
D. George Herbert - The fine arts flourished in Elizabethan England. William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, and Edmund Spenser were some of the more famous playwrights and poets of the time. Drama, music, songs, and art were popular with noblemen and commoners alike. Exploring certain topics, however, was considered taboo in any art form. What was a strictly forbidden subject ?
A. Sexuality
B. Criticism of the queen
C. Murder
D. Witchcraft
