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Key Facts: Aragón PAU Dramatic Literature Exam
90 min
Exam Time Limit
UNIZAR PAU Commission
0–10
Grading Scale
Gobierno de Aragón
4.0
Min. Access Phase Score
PAU Regulations
EUR 75.00
Ordinary Registration Fee
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5 Blocks
Curriculum Content Areas
2º Bachillerato Dramatic Literature Syllabus
The Aragón PAU Dramatic Literature exam (Literatura Dramática) is administered by the PAU Organising Commission of Aragón and UNIZAR for students completing 2nd Bachillerato. The exam lasts 90 minutes and is graded on a 0–10 scale (minimum 4.0 required in the Access Phase). Note that local questions on this platform are an English-language MCQ study adaptation created to help students master the underlying 2nd Bachillerato curriculum.
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1According to Aristotle's Poetics, what is the ultimate emotional and spiritual effect that Greek tragedy should induce in the audience through pity and fear?
A.Hamartia
B.Anagnorisis
C.Peripeteia
D.Catharsis
Explanation: Catharsis refers to the purging or purification of emotions—specifically pity and fear—experienced by the audience at the resolution of a tragedy. Aristotle posited this emotional cleansing as the essential purpose of tragic theatre.
2In Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, what fundamental flaw or error in judgment (hamartia) leads Oedipus to fulfill the horrific prophecy regarding his parents?
A.His excessive pride (hubris) and stubborn determination to uncover the truth despite warnings
B.His cowardice when facing the Sphinx outside Thebes
C.His explicit desire to harm his father King Laius for political power
D.His refusal to accept the throne of Thebes after solving the riddle
Explanation: Oedipus exhibits hubris and stubborn intellectual pride, insisting on pursuing the investigation of Laius's murder despite urgent warnings from Tiresias and Jocasta, ultimately uncovering his own tragic guilt.
3What was the primary dramatic function of the Chorus in classical Attic Greek tragedy?
A.To act out violent scenes that could not be displayed directly on stage
B.To comment on the action, represent societal perspectives, and provide moral or thematic reflection
C.To perform acrobatic comedy during set changes between acts
D.To sell refreshments and collect entrance tokens from spectators
Explanation: The Chorus served as an ideal spectator and moral commentator, singing choral odes (stasima) that reflected on the tragic action, mediated between characters and audience, and contextualized thematic conflicts.
4Which playwright is recognized as the master of Greek Old Comedy, renowned for sharp political satire and fantastical plots in works such as The Frogs and Lysistrata?
A.Aristophanes
B.Menander
C.Plautus
D.Terence
Explanation: Aristophanes is the foremost playwright of Athenian Old Comedy (5th century BCE), using imaginative satire, topical political attacks, and parody of contemporary figures like Euripides and Socrates.
5Which ancient Greek dramatist introduced the second actor (deuteragonist), enabling true dramatic dialogue and conflict in plays like the Oresteia trilogy?
A.Thespis
B.Aeschylus
C.Sophocles
D.Euripides
Explanation: Aeschylus added the second actor to Greek drama, reducing the dominant reliance on the Chorus and creating direct face-to-face dialogue, which transformed drama into a true conflict-driven art form.
6In Euripides' tragedy Medea, what motivates the protagonist to commit the horrific act of killing her own children?
A.A desperate attempt to save them from being executed by the Corinthian army
B.A divine command directly ordered by Zeus in an oracle
C.An accident caused by a poisoned robe meant for Kreon
D.A desire to inflict the ultimate psychological torment upon her unfaithful husband Jason
Explanation: Medea calculates that killing her children will destroy Jason's lineage, legacy, and emotional existence, choosing revenge over maternal love after he abandons her to marry Glauce.
7What key feature distinguishes Roman comedies by Plautus, such as Menaechmi or Miles Gloriosus?
A.Solemn choral hymns praising the Roman emperor
B.Philosophical dialogues on Stoic detachment
C.Strict moral lessons condemning earthly pleasures
D.Lively farce, exaggerated stock characters, wordplay, and mistaken identities
Explanation: Plautus adapted Greek New Comedy into energetic Latin farces rich in slapstick, puns, crafty slaves (servus callidus), boastful soldiers (miles gloriosus), and twin mix-ups.
8Which Roman comic playwright was known for refined, polished Latin dialogue and humanistic characterization in plays like Adelphoe and Heauton Timorumenos?
A.Seneca
B.Ennius
C.Terence
D.Plautus
Explanation: Terence (Publius Terentius Afer) wrote elegant comedies emphasizing psychological nuance, moral dilemmas, and human empathy, famous for the line 'Homo sum: humani nihil a me alienum puto'.
9How did Seneca's Roman tragedies (such as Thyestes and Phaedra) influence Renaissance European drama, particularly Elizabethan revenge plays?
A.Through the creation of opera singing recitatives
B.Through intense rhetorical speeches, gruesome violence, supernatural ghosts, and five-act structures
C.By establishing strict comic timing guidelines for street performers
D.By introducing naturalistic set designs with three-dimensional scenery
Explanation: Seneca's closet dramas featured sensational horrors, vengeful ghosts, stichomythia, and bombastic rhetoric, which deeply shaped Renaissance writers like Kyd, Marlowe, and Shakespeare.
10What is the Auto de los Reyes Magos, preserved from the late 12th century, in the context of Spanish theatrical history?
A.A Romantic play by Zorrilla performed on All Saints' Day
B.A 20th-century vanguard play by Valle-Inclán
C.The earliest surviving dramatic text written in the Spanish vernacular
D.A Golden Age comedy written by Lope de Vega about King Philip II
Explanation: The Auto o Misterio de los Reyes Magos (c. 1150–1200) is a 147-line liturgical manuscript from Toledo Cathedral, standing as the oldest known dramatic work in the Spanish language.
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