What is the term for a play that uses humor to highlight and criticize the flaws and absurdities of society?

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What is the term for a play that uses humor to highlight and criticize the flaws and absurdities of society?

A. Satire

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B. Japan

C. India

D. Greece

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A. Parody

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A. Farce

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D. Farce

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A. Satire

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D. Farce

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A. Hamlet

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B. Opera

D. Ballet

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A. Comedy

C. Farce

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C. Satire

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B. Tragedy

Answer 2

C. Realism

Answer 3

D. Expressionism

Answer 4

B. Silent Play

Answer 5

C. Absurdist

Answer 6

D. Expressionism

Answer 7

A. Aeschylus

Answer 8

B. Euripides

Answer 9

C. Sophocles

Answer 10

D. Aristophanes

Answer 11

A. Pantomime

Answer 12

B. Monologue

Answer 13

C. Soliloquy

Answer 14

D. Dialogue

Answer 15

B. Burlesque

Answer 16

C. Slapstick

Answer 17

D. Black Comedy

Answer 18

A. William Shakespeare

Answer 19

B. George Bernard Shaw

Answer 20

C. Samuel Beckett

Answer 21

D. Arthur Miller

Answer 22

B. Tragedy

Answer 23

C. Melodrama

Answer 24

D. Absurdist

Answer 25

A. Aeschylus

Answer 26

B. Euripides

Answer 27

C. Sophocles

Answer 28

D. Aristophanes

Answer 29

A. Tragicomedy

Answer 30

B. Melodrama

Answer 31

C. Absurdist

Answer 32

A. Tennessee Williams

Answer 33

B. Arthur Miller

Answer 34

C. August Wilson

Answer 35

D. Edward Albee

Answer 36

A. Oscar Wilde

Answer 37

B. George Bernard Shaw

Answer 38

C. Anton Chekhov

Answer 39

D. Henrik Ibsen

Answer 40

A. Jean-Paul Sartre

Answer 41

B. Eugene Ionesco

Answer 42

C. Bertolt Brecht

Answer 43

D. Luigi Pirandello

Answer 44

A. Supernatural Drama

Answer 45

B. Occult Drama

Answer 46

C. Paranormal Play

Answer 47

D. Gothic Drama

Answer 48

A. Synopsis

Answer 49

B. Prologue

Answer 50

C. Epilogue

Answer 51

D. Monologue

Answer 52

A. Arthur Miller

Answer 53

B. Tennessee Williams

Answer 54

C. Eugene O'Neill

Answer 55

D. Lorraine Hansberry

Answer 56

A. Antonin Artaud

Answer 57

B. Jerzy Grotowski

Answer 58

C. Augusto Boal

Answer 59

D. Eug�ne Ionesco

Answer 60

B. Tragedy

Answer 61

C. Absurdist

Answer 62

D. Realism

Answer 63

A. Samuel Beckett

Answer 64

B. Tom Stoppard

Answer 65

C. Harold Pinter

Answer 66

D. Edward Albee

Answer 67

A. Psychological Drama

Answer 68

B. Melodrama

Answer 69

C. Absurdist

Answer 70

A. Jean-Paul Sartre

Answer 71

B. Anton Chekhov

Answer 72

C. Bertolt Brecht

Answer 73

D. Eugene Ionesco

Answer 74

A. August Wilson

Answer 75

B. Anton Chekhov

Answer 76

C. Bertolt Brecht

Answer 77

D. Augusto Boal

Answer 78

B. Othello

Answer 79

C. Macbeth

Answer 80

D. King Lear

Answer 81

A. Luigi Pirandello

Answer 82

B. Samuel Beckett

Answer 83

C. Anton Chekhov

Answer 84

D. Henrik Ibsen

Answer 85

A. Musical

Answer 86

C. Operetta

Answer 87

B. Tragedy

Answer 88

D. Melodrama

Answer 89

A. Anton Chekhov

Answer 90

B. Henrik Ibsen

Answer 91

C. William Shakespeare

Answer 92

D. Tennessee Williams

Answer 93

A. High Comedy

Answer 94

B. Low Comedy

Answer 95

C. Historical Drama

Answer 96

D. Kitchen Sink Drama

Answer 97

A. Arthur Miller

Answer 98

B. Tennessee Williams

Answer 99

C. Eugene O'Neill

Answer 100

D. Lorraine Hansberry

Answer 101

A. Proscenium

Answer 102

B. Black Box

Answer 103

C. Amphitheater

Answer 104

D. Arena Stage

Answer 105

A. Slapstick

Answer 106

B. Burlesque

Answer 107

D. Black Comedy

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