KS3 Drama Quiz 1

1. Conversation between two or more characters

• dialogue

• stage directions

• monologue

• plot

The author of a play.

• setting

• actor

• playwright

• author

The location in which the story takes place. Can include time of day and season.

• setting

• play

• claim

• cultural

Plays are divided into

• lines, sets, plots

• plots, acts, scenes

• acts, scenes, beats

• script, plot, scenes

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

• Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

• Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

• Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

• Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

Which of the following best describes a tragedy?

• All or most of the characters die at the end (usually including the protagonist)

• All or most of the characters get married at the end

• The protagonist (main character) makes a bad decision

• Magic, myths and spells are used

Which of the following best describes a comedy?

• The characters all get together at the end and have a party

• Lots of word play, sometimes magic, mischief and misunderstandings. Ends happily

• Lots of people fall in love, have an argument, then get together and live happily ever after

• One person in the play tells lots of jokes to make people laugh

Monologue is ___________

• Items the characters use on stage

• A long speech by one character

• A story performed for a live audience

• A conversation between two or more characters on stage

Stage Directions ___________

• are speech by one character in front of the audience

• describe the setting, mood, characters' actions, and more

• are long speeches by one character to other characters

• stories performed for a live audiences.

Props

• Items the characters use on stage

• A story preformed for a live audience

• items on stage that create a setting

• A conversation between two or more characters