Drama Terms Quiz
Authored by Casey Conrad-Medvis
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a major division of the action in a play?
scene
act
comedy
tragedy
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.10
CCSS.RL.7.7
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What word means temporarily pretending that what is happening onstage is actually happening in real life?
act
scene
tragedy
suspension of disbelief
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for an amusing and often light-hearted play that typically ends happily?
comedy
tragedy
act
scene
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a small sub-division of the action in a play?
tragedy
act
scene
suspension of disbelief
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a serious play that typically ends in disaster for the protagonist?
tragedy
scene
suspension of disbelief
comedy
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for written instructions on how to perform a play, included by the author in the text of the play?
monologue
soliloquy
stage directions
dramatic irony
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.8.7
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.7.7
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for a literary device that occurs when the audience knows something that a character onstage does not know?
stage directions
dramatic irony
monologue
soliloquy
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
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