9B Pre-Test

A dramatic play that tells the story of a character who meets an untimely and unhappy death or downfall, often because of a specific character flaw or twist of fate.

• tragedy

• comedy

• verse

• prologue

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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

A long dramatic speech delivered by a single character in a play. It is a vocalization of the character’s thoughts.

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Prologue

• Sonnet

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A device often used in drama when a character speaks to him- or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience, giving off the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections.

• Monologue

• Dramatic Irony

• Verse

• Soliloquy

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

A remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.

• Verse

• Protagonist

• Aside

• Vocal Delivery

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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

An opening to a story that establishes the context and gives background details, often some earlier story that ties into the main one, and other miscellaneous information.

• Prologue

• Aside

• Antagonist

• Visual Delivery

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

When an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.

• Prologue

• Protagonist

• Dramatic Irony

• Situational Irony

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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

The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Theatrical Elements

• 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

A person who actively opposes or is hostile toward the main character.

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Vocal Delivery

• Monologue

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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 the name of the theatre associated with William Shakespeare?

• The Royal Theatre

• The London Theatre

• The Globe Theatre

• Shakespeare's Theatre

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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

Shakespeare lived almos entirely during the reign of...

• Queen Victoria

• Queen Elizabeth II

• Queen Elizabeth I

• Queen Mary

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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