Characteristics of Drama 5:Genres

Characteristics Of Drama

Multiple Choice

The smaller sections within an act are called _____.

• scenes

• characters

• stage directions

• chapters

Multiple Choice

Who supervises the actors and action in a production of a play?

• the actors

• the playwright

• the director

• the stagehands

Multiple Choice

What is a dialogue?

• the conversation between two or more characters

• the directions given to the actors

• the description of the location in which the play takes place

• the play as it is presented in printed form

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of dialogue?

It's NOT letter A. [Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]

• [Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]

• Act I. Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street.

• Algernon. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?

• The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.

Multiple Choice

What is an aside?

• a character making a quick comment to the audience that other characters do not hear

• a character speaking his or her thoughts aloud while alone on stage

• a character making a long speech to one or more of the other characters

• a character having a conversation with one or more of the other characters

Multiple Choice

How is drama different from other forms of writing?

• Drama is always about serious subjects.

• Drama is meant to be read by an individual.

• Drama is meant to be performed for an audience.

• Drama lets the reader imagine how characters look.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of only a tragedy?

• has falling action

• has conflict

• usually has an unhappy ending

• usually has a happy ending

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of stage direction?

• The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room.

• Act I. Morning-room in Algernon's flat in Half-Moon Street.

• Algernon. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?

• [Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters.]

Multiple Choice

Which is not a true statement about setting in dramatic plays?

• Plays often have more than one setting.

• Setting is communicated to the audience through the scenery.

• Setting is the time or place in which a scene occurs.

• Settings are determined by the actors in the play.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of a comedy only?

• usually has a happy ending

• has exposition

• has conflict

• usually has an unhappy ending