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.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.3
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.7.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10
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.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.5
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.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
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.7.4
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.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.10
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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