Unit 2 Drama Quiz

What is dramatic irony?

• When the audience knows something that the characters do not.

• Using action to create suspense and tension.

• Following a plot that is predictable

• A literary device that compares an actor to the audience.

What are stage directions?

• Instructions in a play that describe the movements, actions, and positions of the actors on stage.

• The background scenery and props used in a play.

• The costumes worn by the actors on stage.

• Lines spoken by the actors on stage.

What are dramatic conventions?

• The techniques used to create special effects in a drama.

• Rules followed by actors in a play.

• Powerful performances that are highly emotional.

• Common methods used in drama to convey meaning.

What are some examples of elements of drama?

• Ingredients, recipe, and cooking time

• Color, shape, and size

• Role, time, space, action, focus

• Stage direction, narrators, setting, characters

What are the four forms of dramatic tension?

(Choose four!)

• tension of task

• tension of mystery

• tension of description

• tension of relationship

• tension of surprise

What is another term for someone who writes a drama?

• dramatic author

• dramatist

• dramauthor

• composer

In drama, role refers to...

• the text written that describes how to perform a play

• the list of actors that perform a play

• the place an actor stands on stage

• the characters that are played by actors

In drama, focus refers to...

• how an audience is shown what is important

• the use of cameras to record a performance

• the lessons taught to an audience through a performance

• the information in the script

In drama, action can refer to two different things. They are...

(Choose two!)

• the techniques for communicating with the audience

• the movement of the story or plot, such as the time

• how actors move and interact

• the beginning of a scene

To play a role well, you must __________ the character.

• write

• watch

• read

• understand