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Drama terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the person who writes plays

a)

Author

b)

Playhard

c)

Playwright

d)

Playwrong

2.

What's the printed copy of a play called?

a)

Novel

b)

Book

c)

Script

d)

Print

3.

A major play is usually divided into

a)

Chapters

b)

Parts

c)

Acts

d)

Multitudes

4.

A small portion of a play is named

a)

Part

b)

Scene

c)

Minute

d)

Petite

5.

An actress is a

a)

Man

b)

Woman

c)

Both

6.

All the performers selected to portray characters is called the

a)

Cast

b)

Actor

c)

Director

d)

People

7.

A Director

a)

cleans the stage

b)

gives directions to lost people

c)

instructs actors on how to portray characters

d)

instructs musicians on how to play their instruments

8.

The building where a play is performed is called a

a)

Building

b)

Stage

c)

Colosseum

d)

Theater

9.

The area which is closest to the audience is called

a)

Backstage

b)

Center stage

c)

Downstage

d)

Stage left/right

10.

The area furthest away from the audience is called

a)

Upstage

b)

Backstage

c)

Center stage

d)

Downstage

11.

Canvas-covered wooden frames used for scenery are called

a)

Visages

b)

Frames

c)

Flats

d)

Figures

12.

Some stage directions which could be yelled by the Director could be

a)

Next, Stop, Get Out

b)

Furthermore, Finally, Regards

c)

Cue, Cut, Exit

d)

Start, Finish

13.

The main storyline is called a

a)

Plot

b)

Device

c)

Red Thread

d)

Verse

14.

The basic idea of the play is called the

a)

Theme

b)

Baseline

c)

Core

d)

Foundation

15.

A conversation between two or more characters is called a

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Dialogue

d)

Talk

16.

Actors use these items to help represent characters or tell a story

a)

Light & Shadows

b)

Costumes & Props

c)

Uniforms & Spears

d)

Pictures & Books

17.

This is what it is called when actors make up or perform without preparation

a)

Rehearsal

b)

Performance

c)

Acting

d)

Improvisation

18.

When actors communicate without speaking, using only facial and body gestures it is called

a)

Gesturing

b)

Pantomime

c)

Role-Playing

d)

Spectacle

19.

When actors copy or imitate something very closely it is called

a)

Mimicry

b)

Copying

c)

Similaire Behaviour

d)

Mirror Play

20.

The two types of Greek Drama are

a)

Romance & Action

b)

Fantasy & Realism

c)

Tragedy & Comedy

d)

Better & Worse