Intro to Theatre Exam 2 Study Quiz

Which of the following is true about drama?

• the subject of drama is always people

• you can have great drama without all the conflict

• drama does not need structure

• drama works when there is one force is always stronger than the other

Which of the following is NOT true about the structure of drama

• the action is usually confined to a limited space

• the action is limited to a fixed period of time

• characters do not care strongly whether they win or lose

• characters' actions are in opposition with one another

A selection or arrangement of events from a story is called a

• story

• climax

• obstacle

• plot

An impediment in a character's way

• obstacle

• complication

• crisis

• inciting incident

The most significant crisis event in a plot

• inciting incident

• falling action

• climax

• denoument

the event in a drama that causes the main conflict to begin

• exposition

• inciting incident

• crisis

• resolution

Which is NOT true about the forces in a dramatic script?

• They should avoid confrontation with one another

• They should be strongly opposed

• They should have both incentive and motivation

• They should be strongly opposed

to examine, to question, to entertain, to teach are examples of the _____________ of a drama

• subject

• point of view

• purpose

• genre

Whether or not a playwright sees a story as tragic or comic depends on the playwright's point of view for the subject

• true

• false

Which structure features a tight, cause and effect arrangement of events

• climactic

• episodic

• serial

• cyclical