R+J Intro and 1.1 Quiz

Select the dramatic conventions term with the correct definition: A major formal division of a play which marks a clear unified portion of the total action.

• Act
• Scene

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

Select the dramatic conventions term with the correct definition: A speech made while the character is alone on stage.

• Soliloquy
• Monologue

• Dramatic Conventions

• Aside

Select the dramatic conventions term with the correct definition: When character speaks their thoughts out loud.

• Monologue
• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Scene

Select the dramatic conventions term with the correct definition: A small part of a play that explains settings for the events, the environment for the characters.

• Scene
• Act

• Dramatic Conventions

• The Fourth Wall

Select the dramatic conventions term with the correct definition: A remark made to the audience only.

• Aside
• Humor

• Soliloquy

• Monologue

Prince Escalus is furious with all of this disruption from the feuding families. How many times have such fights recently caused havoc in the streets?

• Once

• Three

• Ten

• Sixteen

In Shakespearean times, biting your thumb was…

• A gesture of friendship

• An insult

• A way of hitting on someone

Benvolio was a Capulet.

• True

• False

Who tries to discourage the battle in Act 1, Scene 1?

• Benvolio

• Tybalt

• Gregory

Prince Escalus declares that the next time the families disturb the peace, they will pay…

• Heavy prison sentences

• With their lives

• A large fine

• For all of the damage