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Historical Periods in Drama

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge of the historical periods in drama, from the ancient Greeks to the modern era.
Number of Questions: 15
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Which of the following is not a major historical period in drama?

  1. Ancient Greece

  2. Medieval Europe

  3. Renaissance Italy

  4. Victorian England


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Victorian England is not a major historical period in drama. The other three periods are all major periods in the history of drama.

What is the name of the ancient Greek play that tells the story of Oedipus, who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother?

  1. Oedipus Rex

  2. Antigone

  3. Electra

  4. Oedipus at Colonus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Oedipus Rex is the name of the ancient Greek play that tells the story of Oedipus, who unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother.

Which of the following is not a major genre of medieval drama?

  1. Mystery plays

  2. Miracle plays

  3. Morality plays

  4. Farces


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Farces are not a major genre of medieval drama. The other three genres are all major genres of medieval drama.

What is the name of the Renaissance play that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to escape an unwanted marriage?

  1. The Taming of the Shrew

  2. Twelfth Night

  3. As You Like It

  4. Much Ado About Nothing


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Twelfth Night is the name of the Renaissance play that tells the story of a young woman who disguises herself as a man in order to escape an unwanted marriage.

Which of the following is not a major genre of modern drama?

  1. Realism

  2. Naturalism

  3. Symbolism

  4. Expressionism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Symbolism is not a major genre of modern drama. The other three genres are all major genres of modern drama.

What is the name of the modern play that tells the story of a group of people who are trapped in a bomb shelter during a nuclear war?

  1. Waiting for Godot

  2. Endgame

  3. Happy Days

  4. Krapp's Last Tape


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Endgame is the name of the modern play that tells the story of a group of people who are trapped in a bomb shelter during a nuclear war.

Which of the following is not a major playwright of the ancient Greek period?

  1. Aeschylus

  2. Sophocles

  3. Euripides

  4. Aristophanes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Aristophanes is not a major playwright of the ancient Greek period. The other three playwrights are all major playwrights of the ancient Greek period.

What is the name of the medieval play that tells the story of a group of pilgrims who travel to Canterbury Cathedral?

  1. The Canterbury Tales

  2. Piers Plowman

  3. The Book of Margery Kempe

  4. The Cloud of Unknowing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Canterbury Tales is the name of the medieval play that tells the story of a group of pilgrims who travel to Canterbury Cathedral.

Which of the following is not a major playwright of the Renaissance period?

  1. William Shakespeare

  2. Christopher Marlowe

  3. Ben Jonson

  4. John Webster


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

John Webster is not a major playwright of the Renaissance period. The other three playwrights are all major playwrights of the Renaissance period.

What is the name of the modern play that tells the story of a group of people who are trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world?

  1. The Road

  2. The Hunger Games

  3. Divergent

  4. The Maze Runner


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Road is the name of the modern play that tells the story of a group of people who are trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.

Which of the following is not a major playwright of the modern period?

  1. Samuel Beckett

  2. Eugene Ionesco

  3. Harold Pinter

  4. Tom Stoppard


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tom Stoppard is not a major playwright of the modern period. The other three playwrights are all major playwrights of the modern period.

What is the name of the ancient Greek play that tells the story of a group of women who are trapped in a palace and forced to choose between death and dishonor?

  1. The Trojan Women

  2. The Bacchae

  3. The Suppliant Women

  4. The Eumenides


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Trojan Women is the name of the ancient Greek play that tells the story of a group of women who are trapped in a palace and forced to choose between death and dishonor.

Which of the following is not a major genre of medieval drama?

  1. Mystery plays

  2. Miracle plays

  3. Morality plays

  4. Interludes


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Interludes are not a major genre of medieval drama. The other three genres are all major genres of medieval drama.

What is the name of the Renaissance play that tells the story of a young woman who is forced to disguise herself as a man in order to escape an unwanted marriage?

  1. As You Like It

  2. Twelfth Night

  3. The Merchant of Venice

  4. Much Ado About Nothing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As You Like It is the name of the Renaissance play that tells the story of a young woman who is forced to disguise herself as a man in order to escape an unwanted marriage.

Which of the following is not a major genre of modern drama?

  1. Realism

  2. Naturalism

  3. Symbolism

  4. Absurdism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Absurdism is not a major genre of modern drama. The other three genres are all major genres of modern drama.

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