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Drama Drama Drama!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
2.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
3.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
4.
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
a)
facial
b)
props
c)
dialogue
d)
actors
5.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

6.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

7.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

8.

The area where the actors perform is called the....

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

9.

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

a)

Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

b)

Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

c)

Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

d)

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

10.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
11.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
12.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
13.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
14.
The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show.  These directions are called______.
a)
Plot directions
b)
Stage directions
c)
Actor directions
d)
Audience directions
15.

Plays are divided into large sections called

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

stage directions

d)

asides

16.

Acts are divided into smaller sections called

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

scenes

d)

stage directions

17.

A long, uninterrupted speech

a)

soliliquy

b)

dialogue

c)

aside

d)

monologue

18.
Instructs actors on how to portray characters
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Playwright
d)
Actor
19.
If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
20.

Stage directions are ALWAYS given from the

a)

Director's point of view

b)

parents point of view

c)

Audience point of view

d)

Actor's point of view