Drama and Playwriting Quiz

What is the initial conflict and events leading up to the climax in a story called?

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the most exciting or turning point of the story called?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What are large sections of the text that are made up of smaller sections (scenes) called?

• Setting

• Acts

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

Who is the person who's telling the story called?

• Expression

• Character tags

• Playwright

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What is emphasizing words and sentences through changes in tone of voice while reading called?

• Expression

• Props

• Character tags

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are objects used by characters to make the play more realistic called?

• Character tags

• Scenes

• Props

• Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.5

Who is the person who writes the drama called?

• Narrator

• Expression

• Playwright

• Character tags

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

What is the paper the actors read their lines from called?

• Script

• Dialogue

• Stage directions

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

What tells the character what to do - movements, actions, gestures in a play?

• Stage directions

• Character tags

• Props

• Expression

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.2

What includes the names of characters in the play and their descriptions?

• Narrator

• Playwright

• Character Cast List

• Script

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3