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Questions Related to reading comprehension

State whether true or false:
Someone who delivers a monologue is called monologuist or monologist.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Monologist or monologuist  is used to refer to the speaker or writer of a monologue. In this context, the given statement holds true. Thus A is the answer.

State whether true or false:
When a writer allows a character to speak in a monologue, we don't get to see inside a character's head and then we don't understand what motivates that character.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by an individual character (mostly in a conversation). The speaker is seen speaking to directly to an audience or another character; revealing his thoughts and intentions. From this, we can conclude that monologue would allow the reader an insight into the thoughts, feelings and motivation of the character. In this context, the given statement is proved false. B is thus the answer

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
A dramatic monologue allows us to see the _______ of characters.

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  1. thoughts

  2. feelings

  3. motivation

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Dramatic Monologue has been defined as a poem written in the form of a speech of an individual character; it compresses into a single vivid scene a narrative sense of the speaker’s history and psychological insight into his character. From this, we can conclude that dramatic monologue would allow the reader an insight into the thoughts, feelings and motivation of the character. Therefore the best answer is D.

State whether true or false:
A soliloquy and a monologue are both spoken by one person which means that there is no difference between the two. 

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A monologue refers to a long speech delivered by a character during a conversation while a soliloquy refers to the act of speaking one's thoughts  aloud when by oneself or regardless of listeners. In this context, the given statement is proved false.

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
A ____________ is a speech given by a single person to an audience.

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  1. comedy

  2. tragedy

  3. farce

  4. monologue

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by an individual character. The speaker is seen speaking to directly to an audience or another character; revealing his thoughts and intentions- tragedy, comedy and farce generally refer to different genres of literature. In this context, D is the best answer.

How is a monologue different from a formal speech or a soliloquy?

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  1. A monologue is given when a character is speaking to himself or herself, the other two are directed at another character

  2. A monologue is given when a character is speaking to another character, the other two are not

  3. A monologue and soliloquy are the same things but a formal speech is given to an audience

  4. All three are just different names for the same thing

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A monologue refers to a long speech delivered by a character during a conversation while a soliloquy refers to the act of speaking one's thoughts  aloud when by oneself or regardless of listeners and a formal speech is made directly to an audience. In this context, B is the best answer. 

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a monologue?

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  1. Speaker is present on stage

  2. Speaker is talking to the audience

  3. Speaker is giving a speech

  4. Speaker is talking to himself or herself

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by an individual character (mostly in a conversation). The speaker is seen speaking to directly to an audience or another character; revealing his thoughts and intentions. In this context, we can conclude that option D is the best answer to the question asked.

State whether true or false:
If a character is addressing other characters, it is typically considered a monologue and if a character is talking to himself/herself, it is a soliloquy.

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  1. True

  2. False

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A monologue refers to a long speech delivered by a character during a conversation while a soliloquy refers to the act of speaking one's thoughts  aloud when by oneself or regardless of listeners. In this context, the given statement is true. Thus A is the answer.

What is the purpose of a monologue?

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  1. to confuse the audience

  2. to explain the ending of a movie or drama

  3. to show a character's thoughts and motivations

  4. to make the script longer

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A Monologue is a long, uninterrupted speech delivered by an individual character. The speaker is seen speaking to directly to an audience or another character; revealing his thoughts and intentions. In this context, option C is the best answer.

Choose the best possible option to fill in the blank:

Farce is a kind of __________

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  1. comedy

  2. tragedy

  3. metaphysical poetry

  4. epic

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In theatre, a farce is a comedy that aims at entertaining the audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, and thus improbable. Thus, Option A is correct.
Tragedy has melancholy elements that is antithetical to farce. Hence, Option B is incorrect.
Metaphysical poetry deals with highly intellectualized concepts, strange imagery and paradoxical thoughts which is in no way related to farce cancelling Option C out.
Epic is a long poem. SO, Option D is incorrect.