This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Drama – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Drama Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rhyme scheme for this stanza is:It would be greatIf I could skateA figure eightBut my poor legs just won't keep straight A) ABAB. B) ABCD. C) AAAA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AAAA. 2. A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself. A) Dialogue. B) Monologue. C) Aside. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soliloquy. 3. Question 4:What is the difference between dialogue and monologue? A) Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone. B) Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters. C) Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear in only novels. D) Dialogue is conversation btween only two characters. In monologue, one character speaks alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone. 4. Which of the following best describes a "theater" ? A) The words spoken by characters. B) A story that is written to be acted out. C) The place where the play is performed. D) Objects used in a play to bring it to life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The place where the play is performed. 5. Words used to suggest the opposite of what is meant. A) Verbal Irony. B) Situtional Irony. C) Dramatic Irony. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbal Irony. 6. It is a device in which an object, person or situation is given another meaning beyond its literal one. A) Act. B) Audience. C) Improvisation. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 7. What kind of humour is shown through physical actions? A) Satire. B) Slapstick. C) Parody. D) Puns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slapstick. 8. "The Tortoise and the Hare" is an example of what traditional literature category? A) Myth. B) Legend. C) Fable. D) Fairy Tales. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 9. A play/script/drama that has a happy ending A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Theme. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comedy. 10. This is a list of all the characters in a play, usually in the order of appearance. It is found at the beginning of a script A) Setting. B) Cast. C) Plot. D) Stage Directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cast. 11. Instructions in the text of a play that indicate the movement, position, or tone of an actor, or the sound effects and lighting. A) Playbill. B) Italics. C) Prose. D) Stage Directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stage Directions. 12. It is the main idea or lesson to be learned from the play. A) Plot. B) Character. C) Acting. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 13. A weakness within a character A) Tragic flaw. B) Couplet. C) Refrain. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragic flaw. 14. Tension between the protagonist and antagonist is called: A) Climax. B) Confident. C) Conflict. D) Concrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 15. The stage directions can give us clues about ....., or how something is said. They can also tell us what is happening on the stage. A) The plot. B) The script. C) The structure. D) The tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tone. 16. Which statement about stage directions is correct? A) You should only read the stage directions that are in parentheses. B) You should only read the stage directions that are italicized. C) You shouldn't read stage directions. D) Read ALL stage directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read ALL stage directions. 17. Small, movable objects used to show the actor's actions are ..... A) Sets. B) Acts. C) Scenes. D) Props. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Props. 18. An aside is when ..... A) A character speaks directly to the audience. B) The characters step off stage. C) A character talks to themselves on stage. D) A character speaks to themselves for a long time expressing private thoughts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character speaks directly to the audience. 19. What is the meaning of conflict? A) The most exciting part of the story. B) This is what the acts are broken up into. C) The struggle between opposite forces. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The struggle between opposite forces. 20. There are ..... types of main characters in a drama. A) Two. B) Three. C) Multiple. D) Several. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two. Next →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesDrama Quiz 2Drama Quiz 3Drama Quiz 4Drama Quiz 5Drama Quiz 6Drama Quiz 7Drama Quiz 8Drama Quiz 9Drama Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books