Quiz on Play Scripts

What are instructions in the script of a play that indicate movement, actions, or technical effects called?

• Dialogue

• Protagonist

• Stage Directions

• Setting

What is the main character in a play who faces the central conflict known as?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Protagonist

• Absurdist

What do you call the time and place where the events of a play take place?

• Setting

• Scene

• Act

• Conflict

What are the lines spoken by the characters in a play?

• Stage Directions

• Setting

• Conflict

• Dialogue

What type of play combines spoken dialogue, music, and dance to tell a story?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Drama

• Musical

What is the term for a play based on real events or historical figures?

• Historical Play

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Absurdist Play

What are the people or animals who appear in the story of a play called?

• Setting

• Scene

• Act

• Characters

What is the time and place where the events of a play take place?

• Protagonist

• Conflict

• Setting

• Resolution

What are instructions for the actors and crew in a play known as?

• Stage Directions

• Setting

• Dialogue

• Conflict

What is the turning point of the story in a play called?

• Resolution

• Climax

• Exposition

• Conflict