Variations on a Theme | Romanticism from the canvas to the printing press to the opera house

> Welcome to Romanticism 101, a collection of teaching resources designed to help students learn and act upon Romanticism. Based on the texts included in this website, the quizzes and assignments included will allow students to familiarize themselves with the Romantic movement in different expressive mediums. Resources are separated into sections, to allow for more specific learning.
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The Movement
- Quiz | Quiz Answers
- Essay Topics
- Optional Activities

Literature
- Quiz | Quiz Answers
- Essay Topics
- Optional Activities

Music
- Quiz | Quiz Answers
- Optional Activities

Art
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Drama
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Drama | Quiz

Multiple Choice:

1. If ____ had ceased to exist, there would be no genre of drama in which scholars term as Romantic:
a) Shakespeare
b) Shelley's The Cenci
c) Goethe
d) Drury Lane
e) Napoleon

2. What was unique about Romantic comedies?
a) The styles of humor used could be understood by and appealed to the common folk
b) It was not humorous but rather it was a story focused on the irony of life
c) It was not meant to entertain
d) It was set out to reform the minds of the common folk in ways that the privileged could by means of vacation or travel
e) both c and d

3. How did Kemble contribute to Romantic drama?
a) He created dark characters whose thoughts were exposed through narration
b) He used landscape to reflect a character's mood and personality
c) He included Romantic music in his plays as an addendum for emotion
d) both a and b
e) none of the above

4. What is radical innocence?
a) An extreme form of innocence that was termed the ideal human quality and something Romantics heavily valued
b) An extreme form of evil in which terrible deeds are committed
c) A bipolar disorder in which a person swings from evilness to a benign person
d) Duality in which an innocent person is not blamed for the radical crime he/she commits under stress or abnormal conditions
e) An appealing form of innocence found in women

5. Which play was the epitome of Romantic drama?
a) The Cenci
b) The West Indian
c) Pizarro
d) Les Miserables
e) Faust

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