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Elements of Drama

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the narrator do?

a)

Tells the actors what to do and say

b)

addresses the audience and explains the setting, and thoughts and feelings of the actors

c)

writes the play

d)

publishes the play

2.

Drama is written with the intent to be preformed.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The format in which drama is written is called ______.

a)

lines and stanzas

b)

sentences and paragraphs

c)

script

d)

bars

4.

Drama can be fiction or nonfiction.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The cast is ___________.

a)

The person who is the main character.

b)

The people who read the play.

c)

The people who write the play.

d)

The characters in the play.

6.

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

a)

to provide information about the time period in which a play is set.

b)

to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken.

c)

to provide information about how the play should look to the audience.

d)

to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play.

7.

What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?

a)

Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.

b)

Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

c)

Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels

d)

Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.

8.

The antagonist is ___________.

a)

"bad guy"

b)

main character "good guy"

c)

writes the play

d)

watches the play

9.

The protagonist is the ________.

a)

main character "good guy"

b)

writes the play

c)

the "bad guy" character against the main character

d)

narrator

10.

The problem, or struggle that the characters face is?

a)

The exposition

b)

The conflict

c)

The conclusion

d)

The setting

11.

___________: the parts a play is divided into.

a)

Narrator

b)

Characters

c)

Acts/Scenes

12.

_______________: When and where the play takes place.

a)

Setting

b)

Place

c)

House

d)

Nest