Drama Introduction

What kind of stage would you be using if all the action was taking place in the centre and the audience was around it?

• Proscenium Arch

• 3 sided

• In the Round

• Flexible

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which of the following elements of drama refer to the words written by the playwright to be spoken by the actors?

• Dialogue

• Spectacle

• Audience

• Character

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Which of the following dramatic devices is referred to when an actor speaks to himself without the presence of the other actors in the play?

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Monologue

• Dialogue

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Which dramatic device is employed when an actor delivers a long speech that is directly addressed to another character or the audience?

• Soliloquy

• Aside

• Monologue

• Dialogue

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which type of drama typically ends tragically because of the character's flaw?

• Comedy

• History

• Tragicomedy

• Tragedy

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which type of drama has elements of humor and usually ends happily?

• History

• Comedy

• Tragicomedy

• Tragedy

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which of the following is NOT TRUE about William Shakespeare?

• He is both an actor and a playwright.

• He was the richest playwright of all of London.

• He was married to Ann Hathaway.

• He wrote some of his best plays during a pandemic.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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A Midsummer Night's Dream is an example of__________.

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Tragicomedy

• History

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The following distinguishes drama from other literary forms EXCEPT:

• It is meant to be performed.

• It involves characters, setting, and plot.

• It is performed before an audience.

• Its written structure is made up of scenes and dialogues.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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Which of the following is a technical element of drama?

• Plots

• Gestures

• Characters

• Props

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