This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Drama – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Drama Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Chief Elder would most likely DISAGREE with which of the following? A) Society runs smoothly when people's lives are bland and easy. B) People cannot be trusted to make good decisions about their own lives. C) Failure is important to success. D) Freedom leads to unhappiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Failure is important to success. 2. Catastrophe A) A turning point in the plot after which the situation for the main character will improve or grow worse. B) The final event of the dramatic action in a tragedy. C) A humorous scene or incident that appears in a serious play to relieve emotional intensity. D) A character who sharply contrasts with another character. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The final event of the dramatic action in a tragedy. 3. Read the following scene from the play, "The Necklace" and answer the following question.[One day, Mathilde's husband came home with a broad smile and a large envelope in his hand.Husband: "Look! Here's something for you, dear."[Mathilde eagerly tears open the envelope and reads]Husband: "What do you think? Is it marvelous?"Mathilde: "What's the use of this invitation to me? Without anything to wear, I can't go to the party! ..... Pass the invitation on to someone whose wife is better dressed than I!"In this scene, the dialogue between Mathilde and her husband is important because it ..... A) Shows how unhappy both of them are of their economic situation and poverty. B) Mathilde's husband's optimism and positivity over being invited to the party in contrast to his wife's unhappiness and selfishness. C) Both Mathilde's and her husband's excitement and elation over getting invited to the party. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mathilde's husband's optimism and positivity over being invited to the party in contrast to his wife's unhappiness and selfishness. 4. What is the term for the background of a play that consists of scenery which shows the setting? A) Scene. B) Act. C) Set. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Set. 5. In Shrek, Donkey and Shrek fall down and Shrek ends up on top of donkey. This is an example of what term? A) Dark. B) Slapstick. C) Invective. D) Wit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slapstick. 6. The time and place a work occurs. A) Foil. B) Actor. C) Plot. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Setting. 7. The time and place of the action of a story. A) Setting. B) Scene. C) City. D) Cast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting. 8. Which element of drama tells the actor what he/she should DO? A) Dialogue. B) Stage Directions. C) Cast. D) Scenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage Directions. 9. Which act doing this rising action take place? A) Act I. B) Act II. C) Act IV. D) Act V. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act II. 10. What type of humour seeks to ridicule, expose or criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of politics? A) Parody. B) Scatalogical. C) Satire. D) Reductio ad Absurdum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satire. 11. This is an example of:(GASTON throws a torch into a haystack, creating an instant bonfire. He begins to prance around it, warning of the dangers of the horrible BEAST.) A) Monologue. B) Stage directions. C) Aside. D) Soliloquy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage directions. 12. ..... are the sets of bracketed information that describe the scenery and how the characters should move and speak (usually in parentheses) A) Dramatic Speech. B) Stage Directions. C) Dialogue. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage Directions. 13. HINDU- A) Grew out of interpretative dance. B) Goat songs. C) Unchanged to this day. D) Decorative wall as the only scenery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decorative wall as the only scenery. 14. A drama or literary work that depicts calamitous events and has an unhappy but meaningful ending. A) Drama. B) Comedy. C) Dialogue. D) Tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tragedy. 15. A conscious or unconscious need, drive, etc. that incites a person to some action or behavior A) Pun. B) Motive. C) Foreboding. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motive. 16. Conversation between characters A) Dialogue. B) Monologue. C) Drama. D) Stage directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dialogue. 17. Italicized portions of text that give information beyond the dialogue and help the audience interpret the scene are called ..... A) Stage directions. B) Rules. C) Movements. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stage directions. 18. What is defined as a brief remark made by a character, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear. A) Aside. B) Stage directions. C) Soliloquy. D) Monologue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aside. 19. The setting of a play is called the ..... A) Set. B) Stage. C) Setting. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set. 20. The main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly. A) Conflict. B) Drama. C) Theme. D) Theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesDrama Quiz 1Drama Quiz 2Drama Quiz 3Drama Quiz 4Drama Quiz 5Drama Quiz 6Drama Quiz 7Drama Quiz 8Drama Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books