Drama Vocabulary Quiz

Who is the author of a play/drama?

• Director

• Actor

• Producer

• Playwright

What is the written text of a drama or movie called?

• Dialogue

• Narrator

• Stage

• Script

What are portable objects used by an actor in the performance of a play/drama or movie called?

• Stage

• Props

• Set

• Cast

What is a division of a play/drama or an act of a play where the action takes place in one location or time called?

• Character

• Theme

• Scene

• Act

What are nonverbal descriptions or instructions in a play/drama that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting, and actions called?

• Stage directions

• Character tag

• Props

• Narrator

What is a writing that is meant to be performed as a play for an audience that includes dialogue and stage directions?

• Narrator

• Theme

• Drama

• Script

What is the main message or idea of a play/drama that often relates to a moral or lesson?

• Theme

• Set

• Playwright

• Drama

Who gives the audience information about what is happening in a play/drama?

• Cast

• Character

• Dialogue

• Narrator

In a drama, what is a character’s name followed by a colon, then their spoken dialogue?

• Character

• Character Tag

• Set

• Stage Directions

What is a conversation between two or more people?

• Theme

• Act

• Dialogue

• Set