This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Drama – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Drama Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a poem, a group of lines forming a unit (paragraph in prose) A) Stanza. B) Sonnet. C) Iambic pentameter. D) Blank verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 2. Which of the following is NOT a component of PLOT? A) Exposition. B) Rising action. C) Characterization. D) Climax. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Characterization. 3. The cast of characters is ..... A) A play intended to make an audience laugh. B) The signal given to people working in or on a play. C) Lines spoken between characters in a play. D) The people who perform in a play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The people who perform in a play. 4. Put ..... around a speaker's exact words A) Commas. B) Speaker's tags. C) Quotation marks. D) An indention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quotation marks. 5. When a character tells their inner thoughts aloud is known as a- A) Soliloquy. B) Monologue. C) Prologue. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy. 6. The problem between the two characters is known as ..... A) Issue. B) Set. C) Conflict. D) Tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conflict. 7. Drama is written to be ..... A) Read. B) Criticize. C) Analyzed. D) Performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Performed. 8. The major sections of a play A) Acts. B) Scene. C) Drama. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acts. 9. What are stage directions in a play? A) The information provided at the beginning of a story (setting, characters, etc.). B) The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actorsand director as to what they should be going. C) The information provided in a play that describes the place, time, and mood. D) The information provided at the end of the play that describes thelessons learned by the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The information provided in a play to offer guidance to the actorsand director as to what they should be going. 10. ..... is often contrasted with comedy. A distinguishing feature of this type of drama is that the events lead to the down fall of the main character. A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) Drama. D) Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tragedy. 11. In the theater, the performance takes place on the stage. The stage is decorated by a set, which represents the setting or settings where the play takes place. Everything on the set that the actors use are called props. Everything the actors wear are the costumes. There are also special lights and sounds that go into creating a performance. All of these elements are created by artists called theater designers.There is a whole second team of people behind the scenes or backstage making sure the play runs smoothly. These include the stage manager, who runs the play's technical aspects like changing the lights and sounds. There are also people moving scenery and props and helping the actors change costumes. All these people together are called the crew.During the performance of a play, who would be most likely to fix a technical problem that arises? A) The stage manager. B) The director. C) A designer. D) An actor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stage manager. 12. Why were the first plays written? A) To honor a greek god. B) To teach a lesson. C) To entertain. D) Because they were bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To honor a greek god. 13. Which of the following best supports your answer to question 1? A) JONAS:How can people be so cruel? (p. 16). B) JONAS:People need the memories so they can understand. Because if you can't feel, what's the point of life? (pp. 16-17). C) JONAS:Do you ever wonder what elsewhere is like? (p. 14). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) JONAS:People need the memories so they can understand. Because if you can't feel, what's the point of life? (pp. 16-17). 14. Which of Charlie's characteristics prove that he is a protagonist? A) His all-around good grades. B) His willingness to help to help others in need. C) His talent for analyzing difficult situations. D) His ability to do well in a particular subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His willingness to help to help others in need. 15. A change in lighting, sounds, or props to show a new time or place is called a/an ..... A) Stage directions. B) Act. C) Scene. D) Plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scene. 16. It is a moveable object that appears on stage during a performance. A) Props. B) Light. C) Sound. D) Scenery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Props. 17. What is often divided into chapters? A) Poetry. B) Drama. C) Prose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prose. 18. Two or more scenes can be grouped into an ..... A) Scene. B) Resolution. C) Climax. D) Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Act. 19. Why do authors use dialect? A) To show that characters interact with each other. B) To keep the reader guessing. C) To help the character come to life. D) To fill up space in the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To help the character come to life. 20. When what is said is different than what is meant. A) Dramatic irony. B) Situational irony. C) Verbal irony. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verbal irony. ← 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