THAR 281 Test Review 2
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1. A type of play that pokes comedy of manners
fun at the social conven-
tions of the upper class is
called a
2. the type of stage preferred proscenium
during the Restoration was
the
3. The characters in a come- upper-upper
dy of manners were main-
ly from the ____ class. The
audience members were
mainly from the _____ class
4. In Restoration theatres, the audience
the phrase "to see and be
seen" refers to
5. English female playwrights "the female wits"
of the 1690s were known
informally as
6. There were a num- True
ber of significant female
playwrights during the
Restoration era.
7. Give two reasons why --To become mistresses
some women during the --They wanted to act
Resotration choose to be --It was the best option for employment
actresses
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THAR 281 Test Review 2
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8. During the Restoration era, True
the theatrical entrepreneur
emerged.
9. Lighting in Restoration the- sunlight and candles
atres utilized
10. King Charles II regulated patents that allowed for monopolies
theatre by granting
11. Historically accurate cos- False
tuming was used in
Restoration theatres.
12. A favorite dramatic device Breech roles
in the Restoration was to
have a woman dress as a
man in parts known as
13. The French dramatic form drame
which was a serious play
that did not fit the neoclas-
sical definitions of tragedy
14. Oliver Goldsmith, who laughing comedies
wrote "She Stoops to Con-
quer", opposed sentimen-
tal comedies by writing
15. Sentimental comedies are morals
comedies of manners with
16. middle class
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