Harrington: Review Diary of Anne Frank Act I and II Test

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The __________ of this play is Amsterdam, Holland, during World War II.

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setting

Front

During the two years that the Franks and the Van Daans lived in the Secret Annex, there were several burglaries in the office below. None of them occurred during the Hanukkah season. The playwrights have used __________ in presenting only one of these burglaries. They have changed the events of this non-fiction for dramatic effect.

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dramatic license

Front

The stage directions constantly describe what the characters say, do, think, look like and how they respond to one another. This method in writing that is used to illustrate the members of the annex is called:

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characterization

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In Act II Scene IV, the telephone has been ringing all morning and no one has reported to work at the warehouse. The members of the annex are extremely tense. In the distance, we hear the faint sound of a German military band playing the Viennese Waltz. This is an example of:

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irony

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There is a constant underlying struggle between the Nazi’s and the Jewish people throughout the play. This struggle between two opposing forces is known as:

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conflict

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Anne’s original diary was published in many languages and has been read worldwide. In order to turn Anne’s story into one that could be viewed on stage, the story was written to be acted out, with actors and actresses taking the parts of specific characters. Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett accomplished this goal when they wrote this ________________.

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drama

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In “The Diary of Anne Frank” the main ______________ tells what happens as the “family” hides from their enemies. The sequence of events that took place in the annex is clearly revealed throughout the play.

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plot

Front

Anne’s nightmare in Act I Scene 4 of the play is an example of ______________. This gave readers a hint or clue as to what the outcome might be for members of the annex.

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foreshadowing

Front

The play, “The Diary of Anne Frank” is almost entirely a ____________, because the action of the story was interrupted to tell about something that happened earlier in time. In the opening scene, when Mr. Frank enters the stage, it is 1945. The play then brings us back in time to 1942, and not until the final scene are we brought back to 1945 again.

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flashback

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This occurs when the reader or the audience understands or knows more about the events of the story than the characters within the story.

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dramatic irony