Drama

Which of these is an example of a stage direction?

• George: Hello, Emily!

• [Both face front, shy throughout]

• George: You made a fine speech in class.

• Emily: I was really ready to talk about the speech.

True or False: The only way to enjoy a drama is by watching it on a stage.

• True

• False

Gluskabe: It is very cold this winter, Grandmother.

This is an example of:

• stage directions

• theme

• scene

• dialogue

A drama is a

• story with no dialogue.

• piece of scientific research.

• story that's meant to be acted out.

• short piece that is written in rhyme.

Read the following passage from the play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder:

George: Hello Emily!

Emily: [shyly, turning away] Hello!

George: [throwing the baseball into his mitt] You made a fine speech in class!

Which of these is a prop in this scene?

• a plate

• a pencil

• a bucket

• a baseball

[Enters Milo in his car.]

This is an example of:

• stage directions

• dialogue

• theme

• conflict

What is the difference between novels and plays?

• Plays are meant to be acted out while novels are only meant to be read.

• Plays might be divided into acts and scenes, while novels are divided into chapters.

• In a play, there is only dialogue, while in a novel there is dialogue and description.

• all of the above

True or False: All dialogue in a drama is written inside of "quotation marks".

• True

• False

True or False: Dramas / plays express a theme, or central idea about life.

• True

• False

In a play, information about characters' motivations and character traits comes from the:

• dialogue.

• set and props.

• stage directions.

• audience.