CLEP Humanities : Understanding Terminology That Describes Drama

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Example Question #1 :Understanding Terminology That Describes Drama

The phrase "Chekhov's Gun" refers to the dramatic storytelling proposition that__________.

Possible Answers:

every element included in a play or story must have a reason for appearing in the story

an item that serves as a distraction from the main story

a twist ending that was not seen before in the story

a plot twist that comes from a mysterious or intercessory figure or event

a character who is used to explain the story to the audience

Correct answer:

every element included in a play or story must have a reason for appearing in the story

Explanation:

"Chekhov's Gun" is named after the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, who once commented, "If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on the wall, in the second or third chapter it absolutely must go off. If it's not going to be fired, it shouldn't be hanging there." The term is now used to describe any small element that is introduced into the story to be used later in the plotline.

Example Question #2 :Understanding Terminology That Describes Drama

Who wrote the playsKing LearandRichard III?

Possible Answers:

Thomas Middleton

Ben Jonson

Christopher Marlowe

William Shakespeare

Samuel Johnson

Correct answer:

William Shakespeare

Explanation:

威廉莎士比亚共写了几个历史戏剧in addition to his comedies and tragedies. The histories focus on English history, especially the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were English civil wars that happened in the 1400s.

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