This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Drama > Shakespearean Drama – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Shakespearean Drama Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A single character gives a speech meant for the audience (characters on stage cannot "hear" this speech, as it provides inner thoughts and motivations to the audience) A) Dialogue. B) Monologue. C) Soliloquy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soliloquy. 2. What conflict does Claudius suggest he feels in lines 1-14 of the excerpt from Hamlet? Write the letter of one statement below the emotion it aligns to. Each emotion has one correct answer. A) His grief over the death of the late king. B) His guilt over the means he used to become king. C) His suspicion of Hamlet as his heir. D) His desire to successfully rule Denmark. E) His joy at his marriage to Queen Gertrude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His guilt over the means he used to become king. 3. Pun A) A joke playing with the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. B) A light, mildly humorous scene following a serious one. C) A writer's use of hints or clues to suggest what events will occur later in a work. D) The introduction to a play or an act. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A joke playing with the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings. 4. A comment or line spoken softly under his breath (the stage may be full of actors) A) Script. B) Dialogue. C) Soliloquy. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aside. 5. The directions for movements which include descriptions, setting, and actions A) Script. B) Stage directions. C) Modern English. D) Foil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage directions. 6. Hurricane Katrina reached land on the Gulf Coast, and houses in Louisiana and Mississippi were flooded and destroyed. A) Internal conflict. B) External conflict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External conflict. 7. Which of the following is NOT a TECHNICAL ELEMENT of drama? A) Scenery. B) Props. C) Make-up/costumes. D) Lighting & sound. E) Acting. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Acting. 8. What is comic relief? A) A humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension. B) When the audience knows more than the characters. C) A character's remark that others on stage do not hear. D) A speech given by a character alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A humorous scene or speech intended to relieve tension. 9. Which of the following PERFORMANCE ELEMENTS best helps the audience to see the character's reviving of hope? A) Acting-emotion, tone of voice, etc. B) Body language-gestures, facial expressions, etc. C) Lights & sound. D) Costumes/makeup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acting-emotion, tone of voice, etc. 10. Shakespearean drama genre that is characterized by:Propaganda for current events (in Shakespeare's time)Real figure from English or ancient (Greek & Roman) historyEmbellishment (adding extra detail) of plot and characters A) Comedy. B) Tragedy. C) History. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) History. 11. Character created to help the qualities/personality of another character shine A) Flat. B) Foil. C) Stock. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foil. 12. Conflict with an outside force-can be another character, nature, technology, supernatural, etc. A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 13. Psychological or mental conflict ; man vs. self A) Internal. B) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal. 14. A play where the main character comes to an unhappy end. A) Drama. B) Comedy. C) Tragedy. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tragedy. 15. Definition:A figure of speech that combines conflicting (opposite) terms to create something new. A) Pun. B) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 16. Recurring character in drama (like archetypes)hero, villian, damsel in distress, devil figure, etc. A) Stock. B) Flat. C) Dynamic. D) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stock. 17. Couplet A) Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. B) A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter, ending in a couplet. C) Remark that a character makes in an undertone to the audience or another character but that others on stage are not supposed to hear. D) Unrhymed iambic pentameter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. 18. Sonnet A) A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter, ending in a couplet. B) Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme. C) A speech that a character makes while alone on stage, to reveal his or her thoughts to the audience. D) Cleansing of emotions in the audience; the reason audiences enjoy tragedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter, ending in a couplet. 19. What is unique about Act V of a Shakespearean drama? A) It contains the climax. B) It is a reversal of fortune. C) Is documents the consequences of the resolution. D) It creates doubt of the final outcome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is documents the consequences of the resolution. 20. Which of the following is NOT a PERFORMANCE ELEMENT of a drama? A) Acting-emotion, tone of voice, etc. B) Body language-gestures, facial expressions, etc. C) Lights & sound. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lights & sound. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGenres QuizzesShakespearean Drama Quiz 1Shakespearean Drama Quiz 3Shakespearean Drama Quiz 4Shakespearean Drama Quiz 5Shakespearean Drama Quiz 6American Drama QuizDr Faustus By Christopher Marlowe QuizDrama QuizHamlet QuizMacbeth QuizPlay By Sakespear QuizShakespearean Tragedy Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books