Drama Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. Someone who writes plays and also known as a dramatist.
2. John Osborne's play was the first to explore the theme of the .....
3. An interruption of a play's timeline to present an incident that occurred before the main time-frame of the play's action is called .....
4. Question 1:How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
5. A smaller section of a play that marks a change in setting, characters or action
6. When a character speaks to themselves, relating thoughts or feeling to the audience.
7. What category explains how something was created?
8. Several verses grouped together is called a
9. Romeo! Humours, madman, passion, lover!Appear thou in the likeness of a sigh! ..... I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes, By her high forehead and her scarlet lip, By her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh, And the demesnes that there adjacent lie, That in thy likeness thou appear to us.This is an example of:
10. ..... is a form of literature that is performed by actors before an audience
11. A character giving a long, uninterrupted speech in the presence of others on stage
12. Opposition of persons or forces that bring dramatic action; central idea to the plot of the story
13. A drama in literature is .....
14. The form of live theatre in which the plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or story are made up in the moment.
15. A person who write a play is called-
16. The written text of a play that the performers refer to for their lines is often referred to as the
17. Choose sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction
18. What do you mean by a dialogue?
19. Humorous, pokes fun at respected subjects.
20. Choose the structural elements in which poetry is written.
21. Which of the following can be found within a script?
22. A character who is a side kick.
23. What is iambic pentameter?
24. Complete the sentence. The audience of the tragedy will leave the theater feeling ....., according to Aristotle.
25. In drama, the ANTAGONIST is ..... Hint-Anti means opposite.
26. This is an example of internal conflict.
27. What uses rhythm, rhyme, and meter?
28. Written instructions that explain how characters should look, move, speak, and behave; specify details of the setting and scenery
29. Change in pitch or loudness of the voice.
30. ..... is the painted background on a theatre or stage. It is another word for set.
31. Read the following passage from the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder:George:Hello Emily!Emily:[Shyly, turning from trellis] H'lo!George:[Edging down center, socking mitt with baseball] You made a fine speech in class.Emily:Well ..... I was really ready to talk about the Monroe Doctrine, but at the last minute Miss Corcoran made me talk about the Louisiana Purchase instead. I worked an awful long time on both of them.George:[Puts ball in back pocket, looks at own house, edges to the bench] Gee, it's funny Emily. From my window up there I can just see your head nights when you're doing your homework over in your room. [Both face front, shy throughout]Which of these is a prop in this scene?
32. This is an example of:It would be great If I could skateA figure eight But my poor legs just won't keep straight
33. Person telling the story.
34. What are person, animal or figures in the play called?
35. Stage directions are ..... read out loud.
36. A lengthy speech that one character addresses to others on stage.
37. A short, funny episode that interrupts a serious or tragic work of drama; may break tension, provide a twist, or emphasize unfolding tragedy
38. Which of the following can the reader assume will happen when Charlie, Ricky, and Jeremiah return to Mr. Rodriguez's classroom after school?
39. It's a narrative device that is used in fiction and drama as a guide or hint at what is to happen next in the story.
40. In drama, the PROTAGONIST is ..... Hint-Think main character
41. Spoken dialogue by a character in a play.
42. How many types of poetry are there?
43. Conversations between characters is called:
44. What are instructions written into the script of the play?
45. Here is the part of drama, except .....
46. A plot structure includes ..... in this order:Exposition, rising action, ....., falling action and .....
47. The ..... gives the audience information about what is happening in the play.
48. ..... is what the character is saying.
49. The character flaw in the hero/heroine that leads to his/her downfall
50. ..... is one line of a poem.
51. Physical and sometimes vulgar.
52. Who gives the audience information about what is happening in the play
53. Which type of drama contains the downfall of the main character, focuses on human suffering and presents the protagonist with one or more catastrophes?
54. Plan made by a choreographer (dance creator) of movements and steps made by dancers on stage
55. This house is as clean as a whistle. Is an example of ..
56. Was is the script
57. Words spoken by one of the characers when they are alone
58. A subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage.
59. ..... is a word that is often used to describe plays that address serious subjects.
60. It is the sequence of events happening in the story.