Which of the following would be included in the stage directions in a play starring Sponge Bob and Patrick?

Patrick stands near the door when he greets Sponge Bob.

"I forgot my keys. Do you want to come over and eat dinner?"

"Hi Sponge Bob. What are you doing here? I thought you left."

Stage directions usually DO NOT include . . .

The dialogue between characters

The movements of a character within a scene

The physical appearance of a character

The emotions or feelings of a character

Which of the following excerpts is most likely to be from a play’s stage directions?

LADY MARKBY is a pleasant, kindly woman, with gray hair.

Amelia Earhart – Meryl Streep

You are heartless, sir. Very heartless.

I don’t know why I go to those parties.

Which of the following excerpts is most likely to be from a play’s stage directions?

I don’t think Lord Goring has arrived yet.

Which of the following excerpts is most likely to be from a play’s stage directions?

The curtain rises on an outdoor pasture.

“An Ideal Husband” by Oscar Wilde

Which of the following is the BEST definition of stage directions?

An instruction written into a play, indicating stage actions, movements, or production requirements

The manner in which most stages in a theatre are organized into North, South, East and West

The direction that a playwright meant for the stage to be facing when his or her play is staged

The divsion of a play into smaller pieces, known as acts and scenes

William Shakespeare is known for having very limited stage directions, generally only noting when characters enter or exit a scene. Details such as setting and character emotions are meant to be found in . . .

Recordings of past performances

Which of the following places the parts of a play’s dramatic arc in their correct order?

1) Exposition; 2) Rising Action; 3) Climax; 4) Falling Action: 5) Denouement

1) Rising Action; 2) Falling Action; 3) Exposition; 4) Climax; 5) Denouement

1) Rising Action; 2) Climax; 3) Falling Action; 4) Denouement; 5) Exposition

1) Exposition; 2) Rising Action; 3) Denouement; 4) Falling Action: 5) Climax

Which event in a play marks the start of the “rising action” of its dramatic arc?

the introduction of the protagonist

the presentation of background information

What happens in the exposition stage of the dramatic arc?

The characters and setting are introduced.

The problem or conflict is introduced.

The issues are reconciled and the story reaches some closure.

The turnint point, where everything changes for better or worse.

What happens in the Rising Action stage of the dramatic arc?

Intensity of events increases and the conflict grows.

The problem or conflict is introduced.

Turning point where everything changes for better or worse.

Suspense continues as difficulties begin to be addressed and questions answered.

What happens in the Climax stage of the dramatic arc?

Turning point where everything changes for better or worse.

The problem or conflict is introduced.

Intensity of events increases and the conflict grows.

The issues are reconciled and the story reaches some closure.

What happens in the Resolution stage of the dramatic arc?

The issues are reconciled and the story reaches some closure.

Suspense continues as difficulties begin to be addressed and questions answered.

The problem or conflict is introduced.

Intensity of events increases and the conflict grows.

What happens in the Falling Action stage of the dramatic arc?

Suspense continues as difficulties begin to be addressed and questions answered.

Intensity of events increases and the conflict grows.

Turning point where everything changes for better or worse.

The issues are reconciled and the story reaches some closure.

Which of the following lists all of the parts of the classic dramatic arc?

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action

Beginning, Inciting Incident, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution

Drama Trivia

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Read this excerpt from a play.
[MARCIE and SHELLY are in the living room reading quietly. SHELBY stomps into the room.]
SHELBY: (Loudly.)
Which of the following MOST likely comes next?

an exposition

Which of the following features of a play is most like a chapter of a novel?

Lines in a play consist mostly of which of the following?

Which of the following components of a play is usually tied to a single time and location?

The main divisions of a play are called _____.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of a "line" in a play?

Which of the following generally DOES NOT change within a single scene in a play?

During a play, there are usually intermissions between . . .

Determine whether the following statement is true or false.
All plays are divided into acts, scenes, and lines.

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an exposition

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Lines in a play consist mostly of which of the following?

Which of the following components of a play is usually tied to a single time and location?

The main divisions of a play are called _____.

Which of the following is the BEST definition of a "line" in a play?

Which of the following generally DOES NOT change within a single scene in a play?

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Read this excerpt from a play.
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SHELBY: (Loudly.)
Which of the following MOST likely comes next?

Determine whether the following statement is true or false.
All plays are divided into acts, scenes, and lines.