Elements of Drama

The author of a play is called the...

(a)  

• playwright
• author
• writer
• director

The part of the script that describes how characters should move, speak, or act.

• Movements

• Stage Directions

• Instructions

• Script Instructions

The written form of a play is called the .

(a)  

• script
• book
• program
• article

___________________ is the conversations between characters.

• Talking

• Dialogue

• Conversation

• Speaking

Plays are broken up into and .

(a)  

• acts, scenes
• books, chapters
• acts, chapters
• scenes, subscenes

___________ are a group of two or more scenes.

• Acts

• Scenes

• Chapters

• Divisions

are one part of the action that happens in a particular time and place.

(a)  

• Scenes
• Acts
• Divisions
• Chapters

Does a character say the stage directions out loud for the audience?​ (a)  

• no
• yes

Is the setting said aloud for the audience?

(a)  

• No
• Yes

What is the person who gives additional information about the characters called?

• Script

• Playwright

• Narrator

• Character

Answer explanation

The narrator is a character outside the play who gives information about the characters' thoughts, feelings, and motives.