Which statement best explains the difference between comedy and tragedy?

Question

A. A tragedy includes long monologues, while a comedy avoids monologues.
B. A comedy focuses on lighthearted themes and is often funny, while a tragedy is serious and sad.
C. A tragedy takes place during war, while a comedy takes place during peace.
D. A comedy has a series of stand-alone plots, while a tragedy has one ongoing plot.
E. A comedy challenges widely held ideas about society, while a tragedy enforces them.

What comedic effects do puns and satire have in a drama?
A. Puns create comedy by playing with words, and satire creates comedy by criticizing those in power.
B. Puns create comedy by criticizing popular ideas, and satire creates comedy by using double meanings.
C.Satire creates comedy by making light of serious situations, and puns create comedy by mocking others.
D. Satire creates comedy by happily resolving sad situations, and puns create comedy by pointing out absurd ideas.
E. Puns create comedy by elevating the humor of mundane situations, and satire creates comedy by building on a series of jokes.

Answer 1

A. Puns create comedy by playing with words, and satire creates comedy by criticizing those in power.

Answer 2

Which statement best explains the difference between comedy and tragedy?
A. A tragedy includes long monologues, while a comedy avoids monologues.
B. A comedy focuses on lighthearted themes and is often funny, while a tragedy is serious and sad.
C. A tragedy takes place during war, while a comedy takes place during peace.
D. A comedy has a series of stand-alone plots, while a tragedy has one ongoing plot.
E. A comedy challenges widely held ideas about society, while a tragedy enforces them.

Answer 3

B. A comedy focuses on lighthearted themes and is often funny, while a tragedy is serious and sad.

Answer 4

Which of the following describes the effect of the phrase “the truth is rarely pure and never simple”?
A. It is a farce that reveals ambiguity in the truth.
B. It is a satire that criticizes popular conceptions of truth.
C. It is a pun that plays with common meanings of the truth.
D. It is an example of litotes that humorously understates the importance of telling the truth.
E. It is an epigram that humorously points out the silliness of calling the truth pure and simple.

Answer 5

E. It is an epigram that humorously points out the silliness of calling the truth pure and simple.