Explorations in Drama: Quarterly Exam Part 1: Fill in the Blank For the following questions, select in the letter

that corresponds to the genre that best completes the sentence. A= Melodrama C= Commedia dellArte B= Pantomime D= Comedy 1. ___________ first began as a way of combining spoken words with music. 2. ___________ can be defined as professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches. 3. The height of popularity for ___________ was 1550-1740. 4. ___________ is a way to communicate without words or sounds. 5. ___________ used stock situations and improvised dialogue. 6. ___________ is intended to make an audience laugh. 7. Characters in ___________ have a simple moral universe and sense of good vs. evil. 8. ___________ develops nonverbal communication using facial expression and body language to create elements of plot, character, action and space. 9. Masks were utilized in ___________ scenes. 10. ___________ first began in the 18th century. 11. Spoof and farce are types of ___________. 12. A soap opera is a modern day example of ___________. 13. ___________ featured the same actors playing the same roles from week to week. 14. The two main types of ___________ are narrative and plot/story based. 15. In a ___________scene, exaggerated movement is a key characteristic. Part 2: True/False Select A if the statement is true, and B if the statement is false. 16. There are many different subgenres of comedy. 17. Pantalone is one of the Young Lovers. 18. Dark Comedy is a type of Commedia dellArte. 19. In Melodrama, the hero exemplifies good moral qualities. 20. 3 basic qualities of pantomime are: consistency, exaggerated resistance and exaggerated facial expression/gestures. 21. The word Commedia is Italian for funny art. 22. When acting in a comedy, it is important to make it obvious to the audience how funny your jokes are. 23. Dottore was usually a small and shy character. 24. In Melodrama, the heroine was usually an orphan. 25. In Commedia, if a character has a large nose he is probably not intelligent. 26. Melodrama comes from the Greek words melos (music) and drama (play).

27. Pantomime is the same as mime. 28. Melodramas usually follow an episodic form. 29. Scooby Doo is an example of a dark comedy. 30. Commedia characters had their own lazzi or stage business. 31. It is important to keep object size and shape consistent when pantomiming. 32. When performing in Pantomime scenes, you should never exaggerate your facial expression. Part 3: 1. In at least 2 paragraphs, discuss the Cinderella scene you created within your group. List three positive things about your scene or the process of working on this project. Then list three areas that could have been improved. 2. In no more than 40 lines of dialogue and utilizing the characteristic particular to the specific genre, write one of the following: a. Short melodrama b. Commedia dellArte scene c. Spoof/parody