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90 min
Exam Time Limit
Junta de Castilla y León
0–10
Grading Scale
USAL / UVA / UBU / ULE
4.0
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EUR 76.82
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Junta de Castilla y León
5 Blocks
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2º Bachillerato Dramatic Literature Syllabus
The Castilla y León PAU Dramatic Literature exam (Literatura Dramática) is administered by the regional university organizing commission (USAL, UVA, UBU, ULE) 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.Catharsis
B.Hamartia
C.Anagnorisis
D.Peripeteia
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 provide commentary on the action, represent social/moral perspectives, and mediate between actors and audience
B.To perform slapstick comedy routines between tragic episodes
C.To direct stage lighting and shift heavy painted scenery
D.To act as primary antagonists who actively combat the tragic hero on stage
Explanation: The Chorus in Greek tragedy served as an ideal spectator and collective voice, commenting on moral themes, reflecting public opinion, and providing rhythmic poetic interludes (stasima) between dialogue scenes.
4How does Aeschylus' Oresteia trilogy demonstrate a major thematic evolution from primitive blood vengeance to institutionalized justice?
A.By replacing the archaic cycle of familial eye-for-an-eye revenge with the establishment of the Areopagus court in Athens
B.By depicting the gods abandoning humanity entirely to anarchy
C.By establishing a monarchy governed by absolute divine rights of kings
D.By showing Orestes surrendering the throne of Argos to foreign invaders
Explanation: In Eumenides (the final play of the Oresteia trilogy), Athena establishes the trial court of the Areopagus to try Orestes, transforming the vengeful Furies into the benevolent Eumenides and establishing civic law over blood feuds.
5In Euripides' Medea, how does the playwright subvert traditional Greek tragic conventions regarding heroic protagonists and gender dynamics?
A.By presenting a foreign woman who uses razor-sharp intellect to defeat her oppressors and escapes unpunished on Helios's chariot
B.By making Medea a completely passive victim who forgives Jason
C.By transforming the play into a lighthearted domestic farce set in Sparta
D.By having the Chorus execute Medea for her crimes against the state
Explanation: Euripides subverts conventions by giving Medea a powerful, articulate voice against female oppression and having her triumph over Jason, escaping on the sun god's dragon-drawn chariot rather than suffering divine retribution on stage.
6What is the structural term in Classical Greek tragedy for the introductory monologue or dialogue that precedes the entry of the Chorus?
A.Prologos
B.Parodos
C.Stasimon
D.Exodos
Explanation: The prologos is the opening section of a Greek play before the entry of the chorus, setting the mythological and dramatic context of the action.
7Which ancient Athenian playwright is recognized as the supreme master of Old Comedy (Archaia), famous for biting political satire in plays like The Frogs and Lysistrata?
A.Aristophanes
B.Menander
C.Terence
D.Plautus
Explanation: Aristophanes is the primary surviving author of Old Comedy, known for satirical attacks on contemporary politicians, philosophers (like Socrates), and social institutions.
8How did Greek New Comedy (represented by Menander) differ fundamentally from the Old Comedy of Aristophanes?
A.It shifted focus from topical political satire to fictional, domestic family plots involving stock character types
B.It completely eliminated spoken dialogue in favor of pure pantomime
C.It focused exclusively on imperial military conquests and historical tragedies
D.It required all actors to perform without masks in naturalistic settings
Explanation: New Comedy moved away from political lampoons and fantasy toward realistic, domestic intrigues centered on romantic love, family misunderstandings, and recognizable stock figures (e.g., the scheming servant, stern father).
9Which Roman comic playwright adapted Greek models into energetic, musical farces featuring famous stock characters such as the Miles Gloriosus (Braggart Soldier)?
A.Plautus
B.Seneca
C.Terence
D.Ennius
Explanation: Titus Maccius Plautus was renowned for his lively, farcical Latin comedies full of wordplay, musical numbers, and memorable archetypes like the boastful soldier and clever slave.
10In contrast to Plautus, what were the defining stylistic characteristics of the Roman comedies written by Terence (Publius Terentius Afer)?
A.Polished, elegant Latin expression, psychological subtlety, and double plots involving moral dilemmas
B.Extravagant slapstick violence and crude vulgar humor
C.Choral song-and-dance routines mocking Roman senators
D.Tragic endings resulting in the execution of lead characters
Explanation: Terence was celebrated for his refined literary Latin, moral thoughtfulness, humanistic empathy ('humanus sum...'), and sophisticated double plots.
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