Drama Terminology Quiz

What is a scene?

• A division in a play

• A passage taken from a longer work

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• A person who writes a play

What is a playwright?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• A passage taken from a longer work

What are props?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance

What are stage directions?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• Part of the printed text in a play that indicates actions or activity for the actors

What is the cast of characters?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• The actors in a play

What is an excerpt?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• A passage or segment taken from a longer work

What is the mood?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• The tone or feeling of the play

What is the resolution?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• How the situation ends

What is the setting?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• When and where the action of a play takes place

What is a script?

• A division in a play

• A person who writes a play

• A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single location on stage

• The written form of a play that actors use to learn their lines