Literature in English Test

Soliloquy refers to

• A speech delivered to the audience while alone on stage

• A short dialogue

• A speech to another character

• A narration

Aside in drama means

• A speech meant for all characters

• A remark spoken to the audience but unheard by other characters

• Stage movement

• A background song

Tragedy in drama involves

• Comic situations

• The downfall of a noble hero through a fatal flaw

• A funny story

• A mystery

Comedy is a play that

• Ends sadly

• Involves tragic events

• Ends happily and provokes laughter

• Contains war scenes

A tragic hero is

• A foolish character

• A noble character with a fatal weakness

• The villain

• The audience

Farce refers to

• A tragedy

• A highly exaggerated and funny play

• A serious drama

• A moral tale

Melodrama means

• A musical drama

• An exaggerated drama appealing to emotions

• A comic play

• A historical play

The stage direction in a script tells

• The theme

• The actors what to do and how to move

• The audience how to act

• The writer’s background

Props in drama refer to

• Stage furniture and objects used by actors

• Costumes

• Stage lighting

• Dialogue

Costume means

• The clothing worn by actors

• Stage furniture

• The story’s theme

• Stage direction