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Drama Terms Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Form of literature that is written to be performed for an audience.
a)
Theme
b)
Drama
c)
Foil
d)
Dynamic
2.
The author of a drama
a)
Playwright
b)
Character
c)
Foil
d)
Scene
3.
The time and place a work occurs.
a)
Foil
b)
Actor
c)
Plot
d)
Setting
4.
A major unit of action in a play similar that is similar to a chapter in a book
a)
Scene
b)
Act
c)
Setting
d)
Character
5.
A subdivision of an act
a)
Act
b)
Character
c)
Setting
d)
Scene
6.
This is a list of all the characters in a play, usually in the order of appearance.  It is found at the beginning of a script
a)
Setting
b)
Cast
c)
Plot
d)
Stage Directions
7.
The central idea or ideas the writer intends to share with the reader
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Act
d)
Monologue
8.
The sequence of actions and events
a)
Character
b)
Scene
c)
Theme
d)
Plot
9.
The conversations between characters in a drama or literary work
a)
Dialogue
b)
Conflict
c)
Cast
d)
Characters
10.
The playwright’s instructions to the director, performers, and stage crew.  They are usually set in italics and explain how characters move and speak.
a)
Dialogue
b)
Monologue
c)
Soli
d)
Stage Directions
11.
The main character or hero in a narrative or drama, usually the one with whom the audience identifies
a)
Foil
b)
Protagonist
c)
Antagonist
d)
Plot
12.
This type of character does not change throughout a story
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
13.
These characters evolve as individuals and learn from their experiences
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
14.
This is a character whose traits contrast with those of another character.  A writer may use a minor character as one to emphasize the positive traits of the main character
a)
Foil
b)
Antagonist
c)
Protagonist
d)
Farce
15.
What is the title of the play we are studying?
a)
Wicked
b)
The Crucible
c)
Hamlet
d)
Little Shop of Horrors