Questions
Who is considered the father of the theory of comedy?
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Socrates
- Epicurus
What is the main purpose of comedy, according to Aristotle?
- To make people laugh
- To teach people a moral lesson
- To provide catharsis
- To all of the above
What is the difference between comedy and tragedy, according to Aristotle?
- Comedy is about the misfortunes of others, while tragedy is about the misfortunes of oneself
- Comedy is about the misfortunes of others, while tragedy is about the misfortunes of those who deserve it
- Comedy is about the misfortunes of those who deserve it, while tragedy is about the misfortunes of oneself
- Comedy is about the misfortunes of those who deserve it, while tragedy is about the misfortunes of those who do not deserve it
What is the role of the protagonist in a comedy, according to Aristotle?
- The protagonist is a good person who is undeservedly punished
- The protagonist is a bad person who is deservedly punished
- The protagonist is a good person who is deservedly punished
- The protagonist is a bad person who is undeservedly punished
What is the role of the audience in a comedy, according to Aristotle?
- The audience should laugh at the protagonist
- The audience should feel pity for the protagonist
- The audience should feel fear for the protagonist
- The audience should feel all of the above
What is the theory of comedy known as the superiority theory?
- The theory that comedy is based on the feeling of superiority one feels when laughing at someone else's misfortune
- The theory that comedy is based on the feeling of inferiority one feels when laughing at someone else's misfortune
- The theory that comedy is based on the feeling of equality one feels when laughing at someone else's misfortune
- The theory that comedy is based on the feeling of difference one feels when laughing at someone else's misfortune
Who is the most famous proponent of the superiority theory of comedy?
- Thomas Hobbes
- John Locke
- David Hume
- Immanuel Kant
What is the theory of comedy known as the incongruity theory?
- The theory that comedy is based on the perception of incongruity
- The theory that comedy is based on the perception of congruity
- The theory that comedy is based on the perception of difference
- The theory that comedy is based on the perception of similarity
Who is the most famous proponent of the incongruity theory of comedy?
- Arthur Schopenhauer
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Søren Kierkegaard
- Martin Heidegger
What is the theory of comedy known as the relief theory?
- The theory that comedy is based on the release of pent-up emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the suppression of pent-up emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the expression of pent-up emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the sublimation of pent-up emotions
Who is the most famous proponent of the relief theory of comedy?
- Sigmund Freud
- Carl Jung
- Alfred Adler
- Wilhelm Reich
What is the theory of comedy known as the catharsis theory?
- The theory that comedy is based on the purification of emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the contamination of emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the sublimation of emotions
- The theory that comedy is based on the expression of emotions
Who is the most famous proponent of the catharsis theory of comedy?
- Aristotle
- Plato
- Socrates
- Epicurus
What is the theory of comedy known as the social criticism theory?
- The theory that comedy is a form of social criticism
- The theory that comedy is a form of social support
- The theory that comedy is a form of social control
- The theory that comedy is a form of social change
Who is the most famous proponent of the social criticism theory of comedy?
- Karl Marx
- Friedrich Engels
- Vladimir Lenin
- Leon Trotsky