A. Epic theater is plot-driven theater.
B. Epic theater turns the passive spectator into an active observer.
C. Epic theater privileges feeling over reason.
D. Epic theater maintains the illusion of realism.
Related Mcqs:
- Ezra Pound’s “Cantos” may be called a modernist epic, though its form ultimately defies classification. Pound’s poem alludes to which of the following epic poems ?
A. The Mahabharata
B. Paradise Lost
C. The Odyssey
D. The Aeneid - What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?
A. L’Allegro
B. Lycidas
C. Paradise Lost
D. The Divine Comedy - Which of the following statements best describes the worldview represented by postmodern theater ?
A. The world is a bright and interesting place.
B. Universal truth doesn’t exist, and audience members must discover truth for themselves.
C. The world is so complex that it does not require literature or theater.
D. Mainstream audiences are so shallow that it is not worth writing plays for them. - Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning the Globe theater in Elizabethan England ?
A. It burned down and was reconstructed hundreds of years later.
B. It was situated on the Thames River.
C. It was lit from natural sunlight as well as by candle light.
D. All of the above - Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C - Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C - Complete the following statement. John Milton explains in the first 26 lines of “Paradise Lost” that that goal of his epic poem will be ?
A. to justify the ways of God to humankind.
B. to justify the ways of humankind to God.
C. to justify the ways of Heaven to Hell.
D. to justify the ways of Hell to Heaven. - Choose the best answer. Which of the following statements is true concerning epic poetry ?
A. Epic poetry is of a moral nature and tends to the promotion of virtue.
B. “Canterbury Tales” is an example of epic poetry.
C. All of the above answers are true.
D. None of These - Which of the following texts is an example of epic poetry ?
A. “Paradise Lost”
B. “The Odyssey”
C. “The Iliad”
D. All of the above - Which of the following epic themes are invoked in The Wanderer ?
A. Exile
B. Abandoned mead-halls
C. Loneliness
D. All of these answers
