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Drama Quiz 9 (60 MCQs)

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1. A "chapter" in a piece of drama is a(n) .....
2. Three tools that actors and actresses use in acting:
3. What is empathy?
4. A speech made by one character that tells information to the audience.
5. What is the setting of a drama?
6. Speech between characters in a play is called
7. What do we call the author of a drama?
8. A drama where the main character dies is called a .....
9. What is the meaning of dialogue?
10. A situation the audience knows about but characters on stage do not
11. Conversation between two characters is called .....
12. What is written so it can be put on as a play?
13. The group of people that act as the characters in a drama.
14. ..... is a long speech that is spoken by a single character.
15. When a character says something short to the audience that the other characters on stage DO NOT hear
16. There are several different parts of a play text or script. Plays are usually divided into parts called acts. Shakespeare wrote all his plays in five acts, while most modern plays have one, two or three acts. The time between acts is called intermission. Acts can be further broken up into pieces called scenes. Scenes are a little like chapters in a book:they usually show action that happens all in the same place at the same time. A change in scene can signal a change in location or a change in time. The playwright will usually put all the information you need to know about the setting and time at the beginning of the scene or act. Make sure to read everything so that you know when and where a scene or act takes place.Imagine that you work for a theater company. The director tells you that she wants to produce a play with NO INTERMISSION. Which play would you suggest?
17. What is the term for a major section of the play?
18. A(n) ..... is the story told within a drama.
19. Slapstick comedy is . . .
20. A character whose personality and attitude contrasts sharply with those of another character; used to highlight both characters' traits. Often the protagonist and antagonist
21. The playwright's instructions to the director, performers, and stage crew. Usually set in italics and explain how characters move and speak .
22. A major division in a drama.
23. Cast of Characters
24. Gives details about characters and setting:the main problem or conflict is introduced.
25. Which of the following is the purpose of stage directions?
26. The intention of this narrative device is to present a difference between what is imagined will happen and what actually happens.
27. A play and work of prose (fiction) both have
28. The "rule of three" explains that
29. Two kinds of drama
30. A speech by a character alone on stage, whose words reveal what they are feeling or thinking
31. A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes.
32. What are stage directions?
33. The action of the story from the opening to the resolution is the ..... .
34. What is written in sentences?
35. A character that contrasts with the protagonist (usually in a play). This character's traits highlight the traits of the main character because they are opposites.
36. Is a technique used to interrupt a serious situation by introducing a humorous character or situation.
37. Which of the following could be found in a prose?
38. People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play.
39. What the text is REALLY about is the..
40. The people who are in the play are called .....
41. Is a work of literature, especially a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character.
42. The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew. These instructions suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak.
43. A group of lines in a poem is called .....
44. What is onomatopoeia?
45. A humorous play that has a light tone and a happy ending.
46. The force working against the protagonist in the play.
47. Read lines 40-41 from the drama.In this excerpt, the word disbelief means .....
48. Read Charlie's statement from line 18 of the drama.What does the word impartial mean in this sentence?
49. What is a rehearsal
50. Characters in the play
51. Tragic flaw that leads to downfall of hero
52. ..... are instructions for the director, performers, and the stage crew to follow.
53. When and where a story or drama takes place is called what?
54. A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ..... They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
55. When a character give a speech while along on the stage (or thinks he is).
56. What is it called in a drama when two characters are involved in a conversation?
57. What is a stanza?
58. Tall tales include what from the following?
59. A Sonnet has a rhyme scheme of:
60. A remark or passage in a play that is meant to be heard by the audience and not the other characters.
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