This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Shakespearean Drama – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Shakespearean Drama Quiz 5 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Foil A) A character who acts as a contrast to another character. B) 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. C) The main character who comes to a miserable end. D) A group of performers who stand outside the action and comment on the events and characters in the play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A character who acts as a contrast to another character. 2. Which act of a Shakespearean drama would include the prologue/exposition? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. 3. All the written words of a play A) Stage directions. B) Drama. C) Script. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Script. 4. Shakespearean drama genre that is characterized by:Serious themes & motifsImportance of DeathContains tragic hero with a fatal flaw A) Tragedy. B) History. C) Comedy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tragedy. 5. A character's remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear and reveals the character's private thoughts. A) Soliloquy. B) Aside. C) Dramatic irony. D) Comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aside. 6. Character that does NOT go through inner change throughout the story/drama A) Flat. B) Round. C) Dynamic. D) Static. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Static. 7. The main character of the story, play, or drama A) Antagonist. B) Protagonist. C) Foil. D) Groundling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protagonist. 8. What is an antagonist? A) The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist. B) The protagonist, or central character. C) A character whose personality and attitude contrast sharply with those of another character. D) A speech given by a character alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The adversary or hostile force opposing the protagonist. 9. Acts & scenes a noted using ..... A) Roman numerals. B) Mayan numbers. C) English numbers. D) Hebrew numerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roman numerals. 10. What is contained in the 4th act of a Shakespearean drama? A) A confrontation. B) The climax. C) The introduction of the characters. D) The rising action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A confrontation. 11. Plays that make fun of human problems and are funny A) Comic relief. B) Allusion. C) Dramatic irony. D) Comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Comedies. 12. In a drama, an act (noun) can be compared to ..... in a novel. A) Chapters. B) Books. C) Characters. D) Genres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chapters. 13. A speech given by a character alone on stage that lets the audience know what the character is thinking or feeling. A) Soliloquy. B) Aside. C) Dramatic irony. D) Comic relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soliloquy. 14. Definition:A play on words. A) Pun. B) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pun. 15. Who is not a University wit? A) John Lyly. B) Christopher Marlow. C) Beaumont. D) Graham Greene. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beaumont. 16. Which act of a Shakespearean drama would include the rising action? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. E) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 17. Which characteristic of Claudius revealed in his opening speech will most affect the plot? A) His cunning as a politician. B) His skill as a fierce warrior. C) His devotion as a loyal husband. D) His reliability as a fair lawmaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His cunning as a politician. 18. Speech given on stage by a character who is alone on stage A) Dialogue. B) Soliloquy. C) Aside. D) Comedies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soliloquy. 19. A brief reference, within a work, to something outside the work that the reader or audience is expected to know A) Aside. B) Allusion. C) Stage directions. D) Script. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 20. Which TECHNICAL ELEMENT best helps to make the following scene successful in building suspense? A) Lights/sound. B) Scenery. C) Costumes/ makeup. D) . 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