This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Drama – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Drama Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is iambic pentameter? A) A speech, usually lengthy, that is given by a character to an intended audience. B) A poetic meter that contains five feet. Each foot is made of an unstressed / stressed pattern. C) A play on words, often humorous, that allows for multiple meanings or applications. D) A poetic meter that contains four feet. Each foot is made up of stressed / unstressed pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A poetic meter that contains five feet. Each foot is made of an unstressed / stressed pattern. 2. Complete the sentence. The audience of the tragedy will leave the theater feeling ....., according to Aristotle. A) Repulsed and disgusted. B) Depressed and saddened. C) Angry and violent. D) Inspired and enlightened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inspired and enlightened. 3. In drama, the ANTAGONIST is ..... Hint-Anti means opposite. A) The "good guy". B) The "bad guy". C) The writer of the drama. D) The setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The "bad guy". 4. This is an example of internal conflict. A) Man v man. B) Man v self. C) Man v society. D) Man v nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Man v self. 5. What uses rhythm, rhyme, and meter? A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 6. Prose is ..... A) A dramatic work or story intended for performance by actors on a stage. B) Is a form of literature that follows specific forms to create a rhythm and/or rhyme scheme. A way to portray thoughts and feelings. C) Ordinary writing. D) A line in a poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ordinary writing. 7. Written instructions that explain how characters should look, move, speak, and behave; specify details of the setting and scenery A) Iambic pentameter. B) Epic. C) Stage directions. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stage directions. 8. Change in pitch or loudness of the voice. A) Projection. B) Inflection. C) Diction. D) Speaking style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inflection. 9. ..... is the painted background on a theatre or stage. It is another word for set. A) Set. B) Scenery. C) Stage Directions. D) Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scenery. 10. 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? A) A baseball. B) A pencil. C) A bucket. D) A fork. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A baseball. 11. This is an example of:It would be great If I could skateA figure eight But my poor legs just won't keep straight A) Prose. B) Poetry. C) Drama. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poetry. 12. Person telling the story. A) Narrator. B) Clown. C) Monologue. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Narrator. 13. What are person, animal or figures in the play called? A) Scene. B) Characters. C) Props. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Characters. 14. Stage directions are ..... read out loud. A) Never. B) Always. C) Sometimes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 15. A lengthy speech that one character addresses to others on stage. A) Monologue. B) Dialogue. C) Aside. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monologue. 16. A short, funny episode that interrupts a serious or tragic work of drama; may break tension, provide a twist, or emphasize unfolding tragedy A) Soliloquy. B) Comic relief. C) Aside. D) Prologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comic relief. 17. Which of the following can the reader assume will happen when Charlie, Ricky, and Jeremiah return to Mr. Rodriguez's classroom after school? A) Jordan will have to answer for her offense. B) Jeremiah will be allowed to choose a new seat. C) Ricky will receive a reward for reporting what he saw. D) Mr. Rodriguez will allow Jeremiah to decide Jordan's punishment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jordan will have to answer for her offense. 18. 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. A) Irony. B) Flashback. C) Foreshadowing. D) Deus ex machina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 19. In drama, the PROTAGONIST is ..... Hint-Think main character A) The "good guy". B) The "bad guy". C) The setting. D) The writer of the drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The "good guy". 20. Spoken dialogue by a character in a play. A) Line. B) Stage Directions. C) Scene. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Line. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesDrama Quiz 1Drama Quiz 2Drama Quiz 3Drama Quiz 4Drama Quiz 5Drama Quiz 6Drama Quiz 7Drama Quiz 8Drama Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books