Drama Skills Check

Which literary term means the words that are spoken by the actors?

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• monologue

• prologue

THE KING: He is very unwise to annoy me on such a warm day. He must be punished for his impudence. Use the lash on him.

What is the meaning of impudence in the paragraph?​ (a)  

• rudeness
• courtesy
• loudness
• behavior

What do we call someone who writes plays?​ ​ (a)  

• playwright
• author
• writer
• poet
• bard

What is the author's purpose for drama?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To evoke emotion

• To be performed in front of an audience

How are plays divided?

• Acts, with Scenes within the Acts

• Scenes, with Acts within the Scenes

• Stanzas

• Paragraphs

The lines the actors say are called the...

• Quotes

• lots of words.

• Dialogue

• Setting

Divides the Acts each time the setting changes.

• Setting

• trees

• Acts

• Scenes

The instructions that tell the actors what to do on stage and what the stage should look like.

• Setting Directions

• Scenes

• Stage Directions

• Props

The _____________________ is the action or main events that happen in a drama.

• theme
• plot
• cast
• act

When a play has specific instructions about scenery, costumes, and details on how the actors should act, the play has _____________.

• theme
• plot
• stage directions
• cast of characters