Question 1

The neoclassical "unities" consisted of

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A)  dialogue.
B)  acting,design and direction.
C)  subtext.
D)  time,place,action,and tone.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Describe in what ways society and politics were commented on and criticized in The Bourgeois Gentleman.Why,in a situation of tight governmental regulation of the theatre,might such critique have been allowed?

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Question 3

One metatheatrical device that occurs in The Bourgeois Gentleman is its

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A)  onstage conflict.
B)  movable stage furniture.
C)  painted scenery.
D)  play within the play.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Which genre is a precursor of the contemporary musical comedy?

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A)  the operetta
B)  neoclassical verse sung at court by acting interns
C)  the divertissement
D)  all Molière's playsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The period following the Renaissance,characterized by the consolidation and refinement of creative energy and imposition of rational sensibility and order,was called

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A)  Baroque.
B)  the Restoration.
C)  Puritan rule.
D)  the Enlightenment.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

According to the neoclassical precepts,Shakespeare was seen as

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A)  a brilliant playwright for all ages.
B)  somewhat primitive and not deep at all.
C)  the epitome of order and decorum.
D)  too self indulgent in his writingsE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Aphra Behn

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A)  was a Romantic playwright who wrote many plays,but was unable to earn a living in the theatre.
B)  was a playwright whose plays,such as The Rover,were as witty and racy as any play written by a man during the Restoration period.
C)  wrote plays that harkened back to the morality plays of the Middle Ages.
D)  was an actor with the Illustre Théâtre and married to Molière.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the history of The Bourgeois Gentleman?

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A)  Molière wrote the play when he was severely impoverished,paying a lord to show it to the King,who,along with the public,loathed it.
B)  It was commissioned by Louis XIV for a 1670 premiere at the Royal Chateau at Chambord and afterward became a public hit.
C)  It was originally in German;Molière's translation into his own French language revealed the intrinsic merit of the drama and became beloved by the archbishop of Chantilly.
D)  It was Molière's only tragedy.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

How might the appearance of women on the English stage signal a victory for women's rights? How might it also complicate this possibility?

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Question 10

Describe how neoclassicism affected conceptions of character,dramatic action,and settings in Royal era plays,in comparison to Shakespeare's works.

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Question 11

Who is considered the greatest French tragic dramatist of the Royal era?

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A)  Molière
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lully
C)  Jean Racine
D)  William CongreveE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Molière's The Bourgeois Gentleman is a social satire combining romance,social commentary,and farcical absurdity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

While women could act in the Restoration,this hardly led to the realization of feminist ideals and liberation from objectification.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Anglican clergyman Jeremy Collier described the drama of the Restoration as

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A)  "pleasant,well-bred,complaisant,free,frolicsome,good-natured absurdity in this pretty age."
B)  "faulty to a scandalous degree of nauseousness,and aggravation."
C)  "damned without redemption."
D)  "incredibly stifling and boring."E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

During the Restoration,women in the theatre

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A)  continued to serve as labor for productions but were forbidden to act onstage.
B)  could only enter a theatre with a special license,a holdover law from Puritan rule.
C)  could act,but only in bit parts.
D)  finally appeared onstage for the first time in English history.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

A jeu de paume theatre is a building that originated as a tennis court.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Enlightenment marked a return to more serious,yet pleasurable and chaotic pursuits,in opposition to the strict codified practices of the Puritans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The historical foundation of neoclassical dramaturgy is

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A)  the innovations in court costumes that replaced the costumes appropriate to the era.
B)  the increasing public demand for extensive use of violence on the stage.
C)  the adoption of ancient drama theory by Renaissance scholars.
D)  a brand new type of writing.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Aphra Behn made clever use of double entendres in The Rover.Consider some examples that might be considered modern versions of this style of dialogue.Would an adaptation of The Rover in our current era be successful as entertainment?

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A modern version of the clever use of do...

Question 20

Which of the following was NOT a principle of neoclassical dramaturgy?

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A)  No tragedy should contain comic relief.
B)  All violence must be seen and heroes must die onstage.
C)  No comedy should sustain moments of pathos.
D)  A verse pattern could not be altered in the course of the play.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Aphra Behn

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