4.04 Types of Comedy

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Types of Comedy Review

Match the type of comedy with its description.

1. Comedy that makes light of subjects that are usually serious or painful
   
   1. Dark Comedy
   2. Low Comedy
   3. Farce
   4. Travesty
   
   Answer: a. Dark Comedy



2. Physical and vulgar comedy
   
   1. Dark Comedy
   2. Farce
   3. Travesty
   4. Low Comedy
   
   Answer: d. Low Comedy



3. Humor made up of clowning, jokes, and unusual characters and situations
   
   1. Dark Comedy
   2. Farce
   3. Middle Comedy
   4. Travesty
   
   Answer: b. Farce



4. A play that mocks people and society
   
   1. Travesty
   2. Dark Comedy
   3. Middle Comedy
   4. Farce
   
   Answer: a. Travesty


5. Humor that demonstrates a range of human emotions
   
   1. Low Comedy
   2. Satire
   3. High Comedy
   4. Middle Comedy
   
   Answer: d. Middle Comedy



6. Play that deals with imaginary times and places and unreal characters
   
   1. Romantic Comedy
   2. High Comedy
   3. Fantasy
   4. Science Fiction
   
   Answer: c. Fantasy



7. A comedy that focuses on how we wish life could be
   
   1. Fantasy
   2. Romantic Comedy
   3. Sentimental Comedy
   4. Science Fiction
   
   Answer: b. Romantic Comedy



8. Comedy that focuses on personal relationships
   
   1. Sentimental Comedy
   2. Fantasy
   3. Romantic Comedy
   4. Science Fiction
   
   Answer: a. Sentimental Comedy



9. Humor that appeals to the mind
   
   1. Middle Comedy
   2. Satire
   3. Intellectual Comedy
   4. High Comedy
   
   Answer: d. High Comedy



10. Comedy that is an attack on accepted society
    
    1. Travesty
    2. Satire
    3. High Comedy
    4. Middle Comedy
    
    Answer: b. Satire

There are many types of comedies. Understanding which comedic device a playwright is using helps an actor to understand the story and the character. Keep up the great work!