WorksheetsDrama Terms
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
A monologue allows us to see _______ in a character?
Thoughts
Feelings
Emotions
Symbolism
What is the definition of a cast?
A group of actors in a play, movie, television show that play main characters
A singular person
A group of friends going out to eat
An animal
Comedy is a literary genre and a type of dramatic work that is ___________________ in its tone
funny and hilarious
classic and original
amusing and satirical
comedic and dramatic
Which of one these are a main characteristic of a Tragic Hero?
Hubris
Selfishness
Humilty
Envy
During this, characters engage in some kind of action or dialogue.
Act
Scene
Drama
Foil
Select the sentence that is true about Tragedy.
Tragedy is another word for conquest
Tragedy is a form of drama based off of suffering
Tragedy invokes a feeling of triumph
All of the above
What is an example of an aside?
The character Jonathan blurts out in front of the other characters "I hate Philip!"
The scene freezes for a moment and the audience can hear Jonathan explaining his thought process.
Jonathan steps aside and will say something that the other characters in the play are unaware of.
Jonathan starts speaking for an extended period of time while the other characters listen.
What is the definition of Foil in drama?
When one character contrasts another.
When a character is expanding bionomials
To prevent from succeeding
A shiny, thin layer of metal used to wrap food.
Dramatic irony is when ________.
the speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says
the audience knows somethings that one or more characters do not know
someone is being dramatic
the opposite of what we expect to happen, happens.
All of Shakespeare's plays have the same, specific structure. How many acts does Shakespeare include in all his plays?
8
2
4
5
Dialogue refers to what in a drama?
When two inanimate objects battle
The conversation of characters
When Caesar addresses the audience, while other characters cannot hear
selection of words
Drama includes;
The art of composing
The art of writing
The art of acting
The art of producing
All of the above
Iambic pentameter is a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable.
True
False
A Soliloquy is when a character speaks alone, regarding their thoughts or feelings. Why are these important?
The character can get everything off their chest to feel better about the next scene.
This allows the antagonist of the plot to think of a getaway plan.
The director knows if the actor is happy or not.
To allow the audience to get a better understanding of thoughts and feelings from the character.
A stage direction is written into the script of a play and indicating, what?
stage actions
movements of performers
production requirements
all of the above
