DRAMA TEST II STUDY SHEET: for Thursday

Bring in 5 quotes, making 2 copies-- one to turn in for journal credit and one to share with your group. Identify quotes on the copy to be turned in by character and page number; do not identify quotes on the copy to be shared with in your group, so that other members of your group will get practice studying for the test.

Characters that will be on the test: Othello, Iago, Desdemona, Emilia, Cassio, Roderigo, Brabantio; Orgon, Tartuffe, Elmire, Dorine, Cleante, Damis, Marianne, Mme. Pernelle

Eliminate clues that have to do with names and particular actions by using three dots and putting back (in brackets) pronouns or whatever is necessary to make the quote into a sentence. I will eliminate such clues on the test because I am testing your ability to think about the plays in terms of the way they develop and explore ideas through conflict and character.

Test Questions will be as follows:

1. Fill-in-the-blank questions on author's name (spelled correctly), nationality, and time period.

2. Matching- quotes based on theme: the quotes will pertain to the central conflict or issue in the play or a significant question that the play explores (like "What makes us vulnerable to religious hypocrites?")

3. Matching-- quotes identifying characters: quotes center on an important feature of the character- a key way of thinking, a key blindness, a key motivation or goal for major characters; for minor characters, a way the character functions as a "foil" (demonstrating a contrasting characteristic or way of thinking).

4. Multiple choice-- questions on intentions or motives of main characters, on their blindness or delusion, and on the themes. Also, questions identifying quotes that contain dramatic irony.

5. Multiple choice-- questions related to journal and reading questions.

6. Multiple choice-- questions on facts or events that are significant to the meaning of the play (like Dorine's asking Damis to leave his stepmother alone with Tartuffe and his refusing, insisting that he can stay hidden and control his temper).

7. Short Answer Questions (one or two)-- be able to paraphrase a quote. Then explain 1) the context (who is talking to whom and why, what important thing has just happened or is about to happen), 2) the significance (how that quote conveys something about issues or ideas important in the play). Another possibility might be to explain why the dramatic irony in a quote is significant.

In-Class Work on Thursday:

1. Compare quotes, seeing if you can identify the play and character (after which group member should explain the basis on which the quote was chosen, particularly the minor ones!).

2. Find an example of dramatic irony in each play. Definition of dramatic irony: A character says something and the audience understands the meaning to be almost opposite 1) to what the speaker intends or 2) to what the listener understands.

3. Paraphrase one of the Othello quotes and then write one paragraph explaining why it is significant (practicing, as a group, for #7 above).