REVIEW: Elements of Drama

The objects used in the play to make the setting seem more realistic

• scripts

• capes

• setting

• props

Written instructions that tell the actors what to do or how to say their lines are called

(a)  

• stage directions

• stage director

• back stage

• main stage

The separate "chapters" of the play are called

(a)   .

• prologue

• monologue

• acts

• dramas

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

• Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

• Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.

• Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

• Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

Which of the following are examples of a prop?

• table

• lamp

• cup

• purse

What is the following excerpt an example of?

(Billy enters the stage from the left, humming a tune and skipping over to the couch, showing pure enjoyment.)

• dialogue

• plot

• monologue

• stage directions

A dramatic convention in which a speech is given by a single character, either alone or to others

(a)  

• dialogue

• soliloquy

• Monologue
• prologue

What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

• Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.

• Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels.

• Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

• to provide information about the time period in which a play is set

• to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

• to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

• to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play

------- is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces.

------ can also occur within a character.

For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

(a)  

• plot

• conflict

• setting

• character

• dialogue