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Which is a trait of participatory drama?

A
The storyline is sentimental with stereotypical characters.
B
The setting and characters are portrayed as in real life.
C
The audience itself is involved in the play in some way.
D
The actors recite lines before an audience with no setting.
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Which element is excluded in the articles by Susan Glaspell and the excerpt from Midnight Assassin?

A
the names of Mrs. Hossack’s lawyers
B
information about the Hossack family
C
how the Hossack children handled the trial
D
possible murder motives of Mrs. Hossack
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What is a key similarity between the accounts presented in the primary source article "Indicted Her for Murder" and the secondary source Midnight Assassin?

A
Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack’s attorneys do not actually believe in her innocence.
B
Both suggest that a nearby neighbor had a history of heated arguments with Mr. Hossack.
C
Both suggest that Mrs. Hossack may have had a possible motive for killing her husband.
D
Both suggest that the Hossack children had likely motives for killing Mr. Hossack.
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PUCK How now, spirit! whither wander you? FAIRY Over hill, over dale, Thorough bush, thorough brier, Over park, over pale, Thorough flood, thorough fire, I do wander everywhere, Swifter than the moon's sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green.

T
The characters engage the audience in the drama.
T
The characters have creative and active imaginations.
T
The characters are presented in new or unusual ways.
T
The characters are portrayed as they appear in real life.
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It is universally believed at Indianola that if Mrs. Hossack did not murder her husband she knows who did.

I
It contains information and ideas that can be proven using objective evidence.
I
It contains a situation that has not actually occurred and is purely hypothetical.
I
It contains the word “universally,” which suggests a judgment has been made.
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It contains the word “knows,” which suggests that the evidence can be proven.
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Which best describes a drama written in an experimental style?

A
The author uses language that is unusual for the time period.
B
The themes presented are creative and highly controversial.
C
The actors conduct a variety of experiments while onstage.
D
The setting and characters are presented in unusual ways.
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A sentimental drama with stereotypical characters is known as

A
realistic.
B
melodrama.
C
participatory.
D
experimental.

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