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Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 37mins
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1.
A playwright is _______.
a)
The author of the play
b)
When they play is right after editing
c)
A character in the play
d)
A type of stage direction
2.
A play in written form is called _______
a)
dialogue
b)
a script
c)
a book
d)
a narrative
3.
When characters have a conversation with each other in a play it is called ________.
a)
dialogue
b)
stage directions
c)
talking
d)
conversing
4.
The scenery, backdrops, and furniture create the __________
a)
setting
b)
stage
c)
background
5.
Items that actors use onstage during the performance to support the action are called
a)
sets
b)
props
c)
thingamabobs
d)
scenes
6.
If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
7.
If the actors are FARTHER AWAY from the audience then they are
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
8.
The crew are
a)
The people who perform on stage
b)
The people who work backstage
9.
A person who writes plays
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
10.
To make up or perform without preparation
a)
Improvisation
b)
Cut
c)
Act
d)
Script
11.
Painted curtain without fullness
a)
Backdrop
b)
Set
c)
Upstage
d)
Backstage
12.
Canvas covered wooden frames used for scenery
a)
Backdrop
b)
Sets
c)
Flats
d)
Cue
13.
All sets and props that help define the action
a)
Prop
b)
Sets
c)
Cue
d)
Cut
14.
Instructs actors on how to portray characters
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Playwright
d)
Actor
15.
Area behind scenery that is not visible to the audience
a)
Center stage
b)
Downstage
c)
Backstage
d)
Upstage
16.
The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew that might suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak
a)
Director
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
17.
A form of language that is spoken in a particular place or by a particular group of people
a)
Dialect
b)
Dialogue
c)
Language
d)
Monologue
18.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
19.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
20.
What is a struggle between two opposite character or forces?
a)
Script
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Fight
21.
A hint of what is to come in the action of a play...
a)
Guess
b)
Act
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Scene
22.
What is a line spoken between characters?
a)
Conflict
b)
Dialogue
c)
Script
23.
Provides information such as the time and place of the story or description of the setting.
a)
Stage Direction
b)
Foreshadow
c)
Props
d)
Playwright
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