Theater Literature Quiz Test yourself and your knowledge about Theater Literature with this quiz. Challenge yourself and your friends with your acquired knowledge. alina90 published on May 02, 20230 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/11 What type of theatrical genre emerged in the 15th and 16th centuries, mainly in the city of Florence, Italy? Commedia dell'arte Tragedy Ballad Opera Melodrama 2/11 What is the name of the playwright who wrote 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'? Shakespeare Nathaniel Hawthorne John Milton Oscar Wilde 3/11 What is the genre of 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare? Romance Tragedy Comedy Fantasy 4/11 How many characters are featured in the play 'Macbeth'? 14 7 4 29 5/11 What is another term for a play script? literature manuscript playbook drama libretto 6/11 What were the plays of Ancient Greece called? Musicals Epics Tragedies Domestic Comedies 7/11 What is the name of the world's longest-running musical? Les Misérables The Phantom Of The Opera Cats The Fantasticks 8/11 The first use of the phrase 'The show must go on' is attributed to whom? Winston Churchill Abraham Lincoln John Wilkes Booth P.T. Barnum 9/11 What is the genre of Bertolt Brecht's 'The Good Person of Szechwan'? Romantic Comedy Greek Tragedy Realistic Drama Epic Theatre 10/11 What form of theatre does Anton Chekhov commonly practice? Farcical Theatre Political Theatre Symbolist Theatre Realistic Theatre 11/11 What is the name of the playwright who wrote 'The Visit'? Henrik Ibsen Friedrich Dürrenmatt George Bernard Shaw August Strindberg
