N5 Dramatic Conventions Quiz

What is the term for acting out an event in the past?

• Flash-forward

• Flash-back

• Freeze frame

• Tableau

Which term describes a stylised form of movement that creates an illusion of reality?

• Mime

• Movement

• Slow motion

• Tableau

What is it called when the action is frozen in time?

• Flash-back

• Flash-forward

• Freeze frame

• Split stage

What is the term for a single lengthy speech made when no other characters are onstage?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Voice Over

Which term refers to two or more characters speaking?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Narration

• Aside

What is the term for recorded speech played during a drama?

• Narration

• Voice Over

• Aside

• Soliloquy

What is it called when a character speaks their thoughts aloud?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Narration

Which term describes the use of the body as a means of communication?

• Movement

• Mime

• Slow motion

• Tableau

What is the term for a stage picture, held without movement?

• Freeze frame

• Tableau

• Split stage

• Flash-back

What is it called when the stage area is divided into two (or more) spaces to allow two scenes to take place at once?

• Split stage

• Flash-forward

• Freeze frame

• Tableau