Exam 2

Review pages 280-300 in Textbook

Terms & Names

Moliere Tartuffe
Racine Phaedra
Sheridan The Rivals
Comedy of Manners Mrs. Malaprop
School for Scandal Restoration Drama
Orfeo  

 

When Charles II was restored to the throne of England, a new style of comedy came with him from France. What French playwright was a key influence on this style?
Racine
 Moliere
 Beaumarchais
 Shakespeare
 Marlow
Which of the following characterizes the Comedy of Manners?
Whitty Dialogue
 Satirization of high society
 Games people play for love & wealth
 All of the above
 None of the above
The Rover was a comedy of intrigue written by a woman. Her name is?
Aphra Behn
 Mary Hathaway
 Mary Shelly
 Jane Austin
 Lady Teasel
Jean Racine is one of the Great French writers of tragedy. What is the name of his famous play dealing with a woman who falls in love with her stepson?
Phaedra
 Tristan & Isolde
 Hippolytus
 Medea
 Orfeo
What was the model for the beginnings of Opera?

Ballet
 Mythology
 Greek Theatre
 Gregorian Chant
 Egyptian Tyroglyphs