The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

Which of the following is NOT an example of drama?

• movies

• video games

• plays

• musical theatre

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People have been putting on plays for more than _________ years.

• 1000

• 2000

• 2500

• 500

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In a tragedy, a king or other noble figure suffers some misfortune due to his or her own mistake in judgment. This is often referred to as a _________________.

• tragic flaw

• oops a daisy

• mistake and misfortune

• humble experience

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Where did theatre and putting on plays originate?

• Athens, Greece

• Rome, Italy

• Manhattan, NYC

• Paris, France

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At the end of a comedy, the audience should be happy. At the end of a tragedy, the audience should feel sadness and ____________.

• hope

• anger

• pity

• warmth

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When you identify with the characters of a play, you are left with all sorts of feelings. This intense emotional experience is called.....

• hubris

• catharsis

• drama

• the ripple effect

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A major section of a play or drama is called a(n) 

• scene
• act
• chapter
• stanza

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Smaller parts of an act within a play or drama are called

• epilogues
• scenes
• chapters
• versions

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What is a speech given by one character who is alone on the stage?

• stage direction

• dialogue

• theme

• monologue

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Instructions for the director, crew, and actors are called

• dialogue
• cues
• stage directions
• teleprompters

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