Drama Quiz 8 (60 MCQs)

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1. The term 'drama' comes from .....
2. Some types of poems are .....
3. What is antithesis?
4. A long speech that reveals a character's true thoughts or feelings, unheard by other characters, usually while alone on stage.
5. Complete the sentence. The protagonist of the tragedy is typically a person of .....
6. A hint of what is to come in the action of a play .....
7. Choose a statement that best describes the Twentieth century
8. Drama is a reading genre with
9. This is an example of:(Lefou, Gaston's sidekick, brags about Gaston to everyone in the pub.)LEFOU:Who, you? Never. Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together. Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston Looking so down in the dumps Every guy here'd love to be you, Gaston Even when taking your lumps There's no man in town as admired as you You're everyone's favorite guy Everyone's awed and inspired by you
10. What type of writing is used for chapter books, text books, and newspaper articles?
11. These are used to introduce new characters and foreshadow future events.
12. Also called complications, these are the events in a story that create obstacles for the protagonist as he/she tries to solve the main conflict
13. I am a story told in front of a live audience. What am I?
14. The script, narrator, characters, setting, dialogue, and stage directions are all ..... of drama.
15. The author of a drama
16. Why is reading a play very different from seeing it performed onstage?
17. Complete the following sentence. The action of the play must move in a logical fashion from the exposition to .....
18. What is the definition of a magic helper?
19. Words in italics and brackets or parenthesis that tell us 1. what the character is doing 2. details about the setting
20. A subdivision of an act in a play, usually takes place in a specific setting and time
21. Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
22. This is the first stage of a fictional or dramatic plot, in which necessary background information is provided.
23. Term for any words spoken by the characters in a play.
24. This drama was originally entertaining with a happy ending.
25. Writer's hints about future events in the play/story/writing
26. A piece of literature where the story is meant to be acted.
27. An introduction to a play
28. Written conversation between two or more characters
29. A script/play/drama that has an unhappy ending
30. Movement options for actors, set changes, and the like; downstage refers to moving toward the audience while upstage refers to moving away from the audience; left and right are in accordance with the actors' left and right on stage
31. In a play, information about characters' motivations and character traits comes from the
32. The main character or hero in a narrative or drama, usually the one with whom the audience identifies.
33. Words that are usually italicized and in parenthesis or brackets on the script.
34. What is the title of the story we read this week?
35. What does the setting tell you about in a play, prose, or poem?
36. A part in the play:they tell the details the characters don't know or details about the setting
37. The ..... enjoyed watching the play.
38. The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.
39. Based on the events in the drama, the reader can infer that .....
40. It is used in a dramatic production to communicate the environment.
41. "Exit stage left" ..... this is an example of
42. It's not what is said, but how it's said.
43. Legends are based in what?
44. The tone creates the ..... of the drama.
45. Choose the correct word to match the definition:a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion
46. When the audience knows about a situation or something that is happening in the plot but the characters in the story don't know.
47. In what genre are lines (verses) and stanzas found?
48. Motivations are .....
49. The one who manipulates the lights to create effects which help set the mood and complement the action on the stage.
50. Read Line 4 from the dramaMr. Rodriguez:with enthusiasm, waving a small piece of paper in front of the class) I have a special incentive for you. The student with the highest score will receive this ticket, enabling him or her to skip the next unit test. So go and study hard, everybody!Based on these lines, what can the reader conclude about Mr. Rodriguez?
51. A single character in a play who speaks the prologue and comments on the course of events.
52. A comment made by a character that is heard by the audience or other character, but is not heard by the other characters on stage; provides information and reveals private thoughts
53. The hero's task is .....
54. Group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together in a musical theatre drama
55. A smaller part or "subchapter" in a piece of drama is a(n)
56. The group or person for whom a play is being performed is called .....
57. How many lines does a Shakespearian Sonnet contain?
58. Somebody talking to him/herself to reveal their thoughts or feelings is a .....
59. A conversation between two or more characters where words are spoken and information is given.
60. In drama, the plot and characters are developed primarily through