Drama Elements

_______ is a form of literature that is performed by actors before an audience.

• Poetry

• Fiction

• Drama

• Nonfiction

A person who writes scripts is called a...

• Playwright

• Author

• Biographer

• None of the above

_______________________ are the items on the stage that help create the setting.

• Sound effects

• Scenery

• Props

• All of the above

________________ are instructions for the director, performers, and stage crew to follow.

• Scripts

• Props

• Stage directions

• Scenery

A ________________ is a written form of the play including dialogue and stage directions.

• Prop

• Script

• Sound effect

• Scenery

A __________________ is an object used by a character onstage such as a notebook or suitcase.

• Scenery

• Sound effect

• Prop

• Script

A car horn, doorbell, and screeching tires are examples of...

• Sound effects

• Props

• Scenery

• Scripts

Two or more scenes can be grouped into an...

• Scene

• Resolution

• Climax

• Act

The action in plays is divided into ___________ and acts.

• Props

• Scenes

• Chapters

• Plot

When one character has a long speech to another and is the only one speaking is a...

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

• Aside

• Dialogue