ENGL 216 QUIZ 4 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Drama probably began as a part of primitive religious rites.
Answer: True
◉ The kinds of plays written in ancient Greece were _____. Answer: >
comedy
> tragedy
◉ A well-known playwright of great skill in English literature was
_____. Answer: William Shakespeare
◉ The greatest period for English drama was during the _____.
Answer: 16th and 17th centuries
◉ The church sponsored drama in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Answer: True
◉ Mystery, morality, and miracle plays developed during the
Renaissance. Answer: False
,◉ The drama of ancient Rome was religious in nature. Answer: False
◉ Renaissance plays established drama as a literary form. Answer:
True
◉ Explain why drama developed slowly in colonial America. Answer:
Drama developed slowly in colonial America because of the strong
Puritan influence in the colonies, a lack of funds to support theaters,
no established audience for theaters, and an old prejudice regarding
theater as immorality of king and court.
◉ The golden age of American drama was or is _____. Answer: the
period from 1914 to 1940, which included the growth of "little
theater" and styles that included symbolism and expressionism
◉ the period from 1914 to 1940, which included the growth of "little
theater" and styles that included symbolism and expressionism
Answer: > little theater
> legitimate theater
> regional theater
> motion pictures
> university theater
> Broadway
> repertory theater
, > television
◉ Realism, symbolism, and expressionism developed in America in
the _____. Answer: twentieth century
◉ A play's overall statement is its _____. Answer: theme
◉ An author gives unspoken written information about his play
through using _____. Answer: stage directions
◉ What terms are used to describe characters, based upon whether
they change during the course of the play? Answer: > dynamic
> static
◉ Which are areas that the modern playwright is interested in
exploring? Answer: > social problems
> the human condition
> a wide variety of human experience
◉ Good drama _____. Answer: > criticizes life
> interprets life
> reflects life
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ Drama probably began as a part of primitive religious rites.
Answer: True
◉ The kinds of plays written in ancient Greece were _____. Answer: >
comedy
> tragedy
◉ A well-known playwright of great skill in English literature was
_____. Answer: William Shakespeare
◉ The greatest period for English drama was during the _____.
Answer: 16th and 17th centuries
◉ The church sponsored drama in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Answer: True
◉ Mystery, morality, and miracle plays developed during the
Renaissance. Answer: False
,◉ The drama of ancient Rome was religious in nature. Answer: False
◉ Renaissance plays established drama as a literary form. Answer:
True
◉ Explain why drama developed slowly in colonial America. Answer:
Drama developed slowly in colonial America because of the strong
Puritan influence in the colonies, a lack of funds to support theaters,
no established audience for theaters, and an old prejudice regarding
theater as immorality of king and court.
◉ The golden age of American drama was or is _____. Answer: the
period from 1914 to 1940, which included the growth of "little
theater" and styles that included symbolism and expressionism
◉ the period from 1914 to 1940, which included the growth of "little
theater" and styles that included symbolism and expressionism
Answer: > little theater
> legitimate theater
> regional theater
> motion pictures
> university theater
> Broadway
> repertory theater
, > television
◉ Realism, symbolism, and expressionism developed in America in
the _____. Answer: twentieth century
◉ A play's overall statement is its _____. Answer: theme
◉ An author gives unspoken written information about his play
through using _____. Answer: stage directions
◉ What terms are used to describe characters, based upon whether
they change during the course of the play? Answer: > dynamic
> static
◉ Which are areas that the modern playwright is interested in
exploring? Answer: > social problems
> the human condition
> a wide variety of human experience
◉ Good drama _____. Answer: > criticizes life
> interprets life
> reflects life
