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drama vocab review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What of the following is not an example of "dialogue"?
a)
talking on the phone
b)
a conversation with a friend
c)
your friend telling you about her day
d)
listening and responding
2.
Who is the lead in a play and is often the good guy?
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
narrator
d)
dicrector
3.
What can usually be found in italics, brackets, or parenthesis and tells the actors what to do, or how to do it?
a)
stage directions
b)
director's cues
c)
narrator's line
d)
scenery
4.
What is the term meaning a play that was created to make people laugh?
a)
play
b)
satyr
c)
tragedy
d)
comedy
5.

What is the term meaning a play that was created to make people cry?

a)

satyr

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

d)

play

6.

Who is the person who does not interact with other characters in the play, but still has lines?

a)

director

b)

protagonist

c)

antagonist

d)

narrator

7.

Which term below means the elements of a story?

a)

plot

b)

diagram

c)

act

d)

scene

8.

What is the correct definition for scenery?

a)

the things that are said in a play

b)

a division of a play that happy in one place at one single time

c)

the walls, furniture, tress, etc, that do not move

d)

the movable parts in a play like hats, umbrellas, etc.

9.

What is the specific term for someone who writes a play?

a)

writer

b)

author

c)

actor

d)

playwright

10.

What is the main division of a play called? (similar to a chapter in a book)

a)

drama

b)

play

c)

act

d)

scene

11.

Which of the following is not an example of an antagonist?

a)

Ursala from "The Little Mermaid"

b)

Hades from "Hercules"

c)

the seven dwarfs in "Snow White"

d)

the step sisters in "Cinderella"

12.

In reference to a play, a cast is.....

a)

something that goes on your arm after it has been broken

b)

a collection of actors

c)

to throw your fishing line out in order to catch a fish

d)

to appear on a surface (like a shadow)

13.

What division of the play is similar to that of a topping on a pizza? (stays in one place)

a)

scene

b)

act

c)

drama

d)

scenery

14.

The written form of a play is a...

a)

plot

b)

stage directions

c)

book

d)

script

15.

What does the term "monologue" mean?

a)

a sickness that people may get when they share drinks

b)

the things that are said by characters in a story, movie, play, etc.

c)

a long speech given by a character in a story, movie, play, etc. where the character is alone on stage

d)

a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves death