Pretest: Elements of Drama

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

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What is the primary purpose of drama?

• to help readers visualize the text

• to tell a compelling story

• to allow actors to perform in front of a live audience

• to tell stories from the past

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Which of the following elements are unique to drama?

• characters, stage directions, scenes

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• conflict, setting, characters

• stage directions, scenes, monologue

• dialogue, plot, setting

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What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

• Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels

• Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

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Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

• to provide information about the time period in which a play is set

• to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

• to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

• to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play

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