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Key Facts: PAU Literatura Dramática (Cantabria) Exam
UNICAN 2026
University of Cantabria PAU Organising Commission authority
Universidad de Cantabria (UNICAN)
90 Mins
Official examination duration
Cantabria PAU Regulations
Min 4.0
Minimum Access Phase score required to calculate university admission mark
Cantabria University Admission Regulations
5 Modules
Classical, Golden Age/Elizabethan, Romantic/Realist, 20th-Cent Avant-Garde, Dramaturgy
LOMLOE 2º Bachillerato Dramatic Literature Syllabus
100
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1In Aristotle's Poetics, what term designates the emotional purification or release the spectator experiences before classical tragedy?
A.Catharsis
B.Hamartia
C.Anagnorisis
D.Hubris
Explanation: Catharsis represents the emotional purge of pity and fear the audience experiences when witnessing the tragic hero's fall.
2In Sophocles' tragedy Oedipus Rex, what is the principal 'hamartia' that leads the protagonist to his tragic fate?
A.His cowardice in refusing to investigate King Laius's murder
B.His obstinate inflexible search for truth and his intellectual arrogance
C.His desire to violently usurp the throne of Corinth
D.His secret alliance with the dark forces of the underworld
Explanation: Oedipus's tragic flaw (hamartia) lies in his passionate arrogant investigation to discover Laius's murderer, which leads him to uncover his own guilt.
3Within classical Greek tragedy's structure, what was the fundamental function of the Chorus?
A.Provide comic relief through grotesque scenes between episodes
B.Act as the principal antagonist who tries to physically destroy the hero
C.Represent the community's collective voice, commenting on the action and reflecting morally
D.Replace the principal actors by performing all dramatic dialogue
Explanation: The tragic chorus embodied the collective ethical and religious perspective of the polis, guiding the spectator's reflection through stasima and commentary.
4What dramaturgical innovation stands out especially in Euripides' work compared with Aeschylus and Sophocles?
A.Introduction of the first actor onto the Athenian stage
B.Unshakeable defense of divine justice without questioning myth
C.Complete elimination of spoken dialogue in favor of pure mime
D.Deepening of human psychology, with complex passionate female characters
Explanation: Euripides humanized tragedy by endowing characters (such as Medea or Phaedra) with intense psychological realism and questioning traditional mythical motivations.
5What trait distinguishes Aristophanes' Old Comedy (Archaia) from later New Comedy?
A.Direct political satire, criticism of contemporary public figures, and fantastic plots
B.Exclusive focus on love intrigues and domestic affairs of vulgar citizen characters
C.Strict respect for neoclassical unities and elevated tragic tone
D.Total absence of chorus and prohibition of musical elements
Explanation: Aristophanic Old Comedy (The Clouds, Lysistrata) was characterized by mordant political criticism, parody of public figures, fantasy, and active choral participation (parabasis).
6In Roman theatre, through what dramaturgical resource did Plautus achieve enormous popular success?
A.Employment of philosophical reflections on Stoicism and patriotic duty
B.Use of stock characters, the cunning slave (servus callidus), and dynamic wordplay
C.Rigorous historical recreation of Roman military battles on stage
D.Exclusive drafting in sober prose without musical accompaniment
Explanation: Plautus adapted Greek models (fabula palliata) injecting vitalist humor, fixed comic types (braggart soldier, cunning slave), and lively verbal play.
7How did Seneca's Roman tragedies influence Renaissance and Elizabethan European theatre?
A.They introduced pastoral intrigue comedy and circus improvisations
B.They fostered outdoor performance with large circular dance choruses
C.They popularized five-act structure, sensational violence, ghost presence, and long rhetorical monologues
D.They prohibited all representation of violence or death in the plot
Explanation: Senecan drama offered the mold for Renaissance revenge tragedy, characterized by division into 5 acts, bloody violence, supernatural apparitions, and rhetorical soliloquies.
8What decisive formal innovation is attributed to playwright Aeschylus in the evolution of Greek theatre?
A.Invention of the revolving stage for rapid scenery changes
B.Abolition of the tragic chorus in all his compositions
C.Drafting of theatrical works in narrative prose without meter
D.Incorporation of the second actor (deuteragonist), enabling direct dramatic dialogue
Explanation: By adding the second actor, Aeschylus freed dramatic action from the chorus, allowing confrontation and dialogue between characters as the core of tragedy.
9What is the ritual and hymnic origin from which Greek tragedy historically derives in Ancient Greece?
A.The dithyramb, a choral Dionysian song intoned in honor of the god Dionysus
B.Spartan military songs in honor of Ares
C.Philosophical readings at the Academy of Athens
D.Legal debates of the Athenian Areopagus
Explanation: Aristotle notes that tragedy was born from soloists who led the dithyramb, a liturgical passionate song dedicated to Dionysus that evolved toward dramatic representation.
10What theme predominates in Hellenistic New Comedy represented by Menander?
A.Bloody political satire against Athens's magistrates
B.Private-life intrigues, thwarted love, family misunderstandings, and exposed children
C.Epic recreation of the Peloponnesian War
D.Theological controversy over the soul's destiny in Hades
Explanation: Menander shifted political satire toward the bourgeois everyday sphere, creating comedy of manners centered on love, family, and recognition plots.
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