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| 1. | A drama is different from a short story because it has |
| A. | major and minor characters. |
| B. | acts and stage directions. |
| C. | plot and dialogue. |
| D. | setting and mood. |
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| 2. | William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is considered a tragedy because it involves |
| A. | a great love or a major war. |
| B. | a fool who provides comic relief. |
| C. | a main character who suffers a downfall. |
| D. | numerous characters who are humiliated or destroyed. |
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| 3. | Click on the letter of the word that means about the same as the underlined word. The victims of the recent hurricane remained hopeful despite their adversity. |
| A. | hardship |
| B. | anger |
| C. | humiliation |
| D. | generosity |
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| 4. | In Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio provides a strong contrast to Romeo. In dramatic terms, Mercutio’s character is known as |
| A. | a tragic hero. |
| B. | a protagonist. |
| C. | an antagonist. |
| D. | a foil. |
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| 5. | When Romeo and Juliet meet on her balcony in Act 2, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s play, Juliet declares, My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee. These lines contain a figure of speech known as |
| A. | metaphor. |
| B. | simile. |
| C. | personification. |
| D. | hyperbole. |
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| 6. | In Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is alone in her bedroom, deciding whether or not to take the potion that Friar Laurence has given her. She delivers a long speech that begins “Farewell! God knows when we shall meet again. . .” This type of dramatic device is called a soliloquy. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
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| 7. | At the conclusion of Romeo and Juliet, the Prince states, Capulet, Montague,
See what a scourge is laid upon your hate,
That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. Based on this passage, you could infer that one theme of the play is |
| A. | true love can overcome all obstacles. |
| B. | misfortune can strike at any time. |
| C. | hatred can lead to death. |
| D. | enemies can become friends. |
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| 8. | When the reader or audience of a play knows something that the characters do not, it is called verbal irony. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
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| 9. | Anton Chekhov’s The Bear is considered a farce because it features all of the following EXCEPT |
| A. | a light or amusing subject. |
| B. | realistic characters and events. |
| C. | physical humor. |
| D. | exaggerated language and responses. |
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| 10. | Analyzing cause-and-effect relationships within a play means |
| A. | examining how an event leads to other events in a play. |
| B. | identifying the order of events within a play. |
| C. | linking the characters and events of a play to your own experiences. |
| D. | making educated guesses about the play’s characters. |
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