Romeo and Juliet Pre Reading Quiz

What is a drama that presents the downfall of a dignified character or characters who are involved in historically or socially significant events? This usually ends in catastrophe – usually death – for the main character(s).

• History Play
• Tragedy
• Comedy
• Drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who is the protagonist of a tragedy: usually a dignified individual of historical or societal significance who fails or dies because of a character flaw or a cruel twist of fate?  This character will often show strength while facing his or her destiny.

• Protagonist
• Antagonist
• Tragic Hero
• Character

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is an error in judgment on the part of a tragic hero that sets the events of a tragic plot into motion?

• Tragic Flaw
• Lapse
• Soliloquy
• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the use of a comic scene to interrupt a succession of intensely tragic dramatic moments? The comedy of scenes offering this typically parallel the tragic action that the scenes interrupt.

• Comedy
• Comic Relief
• Tragedy
• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a larger division of a dramatic text that indicates a shift in location or the passage of time?

• Chapter
• Scene
• Act
• Division

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What are directions in the text of a drama that allow actors and directors to stage the drama and readers to “see” the action?  They are typically italicized and will often explain how characters should look, speak, move, and behave.

• Stage Directions
• Aside
• Soliloquy
• Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a brief opening section to a play spoken by a single actor called the “chorus?” 

• Epilogue
• Monologue
• Prologue
• Ending

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or drama, usually used to bring closure to the work?

• Prologue
• Rising Action
• Epilogue
• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is a long, uninterrupted speech in the play that is spoken in the presence of other characters?

• Monologue
• Prologue
• Epilogue
• Aside

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is a speech delivered while the actor is alone on the stage? It informs the audience of what is happening in the character’s mind or gives needed information about the other characters.

• Soliloquay
• Aside
• Monologue
• Epilogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10