Drama

Insanity is a common theme of ... drama.

• Comedy

• Tragedy

What elements do you typically find in a playscript? Check all that apply.

• dialogue

• setting

• post-editing

• made for live performance

Answer explanation

In drama, there's no post-editing. Once a mistake is made on stage, there's no turning back.

Drama is inherently performative, relying on the collaboration between playwrights, actors, directors, and designers to bring the text to life on stage.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Drama is supposed to be SEEN, supposed to be ACTED, supposed to be FELT, so it is a very collaborative medium.

Unlike novels, what is the central element of a playscript?

Answer explanation

Playscripts rely mostly on dialogue to narrate the story because it's difficult to describe scenes on stage, for example.

What is a soliloquy?

• When a character addresses the audience directly, acknowledging their presence and involving them in the performance.

• A speech delivered by a single character, typically addressing other characters, the audience, or themselves.

• A type of monologue in which a character is alone on stage and speaks their thoughts aloud, revealing their innermost thoughts or feelings.

• When the audience possesses information that one or more characters do not, creating suspense and anticipation.

Which of the following is a primary purpose of drama in society?

• To entertain and educate

• To confuse and mislead

• To isolate and divide

• To promote silence

What is the term for a humorous play that ends happily?

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Melodrama

• Farce

In ancient Greek drama, what was the role of the chorus?

• To provide background and summary information

• To act as the main character

• To serve as the antagonist

• To perform only musical numbers

Which of the following is a characteristic of a tragedy?

• Happy ending

• Focus on ordinary people

• Serious themes and a sad ending

• Use of slapstick humor

What is the main focus of a melodrama?

• Realistic characters

• Complex plots

• Exaggerated emotions and situations

• Philosophical themes