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Dramatic Elements Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A conversation between two (or more) characters
a)
Aside
b)
Monologue
c)
Dialogue
d)
Imagery
2.
Characters that do not change throughout the course of a work
a)
Dynamic Character
b)
Static Character
c)
Flat Character
d)
Round Character
3.
Characters that are complex and undergo a change
a)
dynamic character
b)
Flat character
c)
round character
d)
static character
4.
Characters that are well developed in a text
a)
Flat Character
b)
Round Character
c)
Static Character
d)
Dynamic Character
5.
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text. 
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Round Character
d)
Dynamic Character
6.

A sword is an example of a ?

a)

stage direction

b)

set

c)

prop

7.

Look at the line below, "crying" is an example of?


Tyler: (crying) I hate you, mom.

a)

an emotion

b)

character stage direction

c)

dialogue

8.

On a stage there is a bench and a tree to illustrate the scene is taking place in a park. The bench and tree are both known as?

a)

stage directions

b)

props

c)

acts

9.

A drama is?

a)

when I break up with my girlfriend

b)

a play that is written to be performed by actors

c)

the same as a book

10.

A story acted out live and onstage

a)

play

b)

script

c)

dialogue

d)

monologue

11.

True or False: Does a play follow the usual narrative plot development?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Creates tension that increases as the play progresses

a)

climax

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

dialogue

13.

The emotional high point of the story

a)

climax

b)

conflict

c)

monologue

d)

dialogue

14.

The text of the play

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

script

d)

plot

15.

The conversation between characters in a play

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

script

d)

plot

16.

A long speech by one character to one or more other characters onstage.

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

script

d)

epilogue

17.

A comment that only the audience is supposed to hear.

a)

climax

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Monologue

d)

Aside

18.

The presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappy.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Drama

19.

A simple play that ends happily.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Drama

20.
People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play.
a)
Stage directions
b)
Static Characters
c)
Characters
d)
Flat characters
21.

The performers in a drama

a)

setting

b)

cast of characters

c)

dialogue

d)

scene

22.

The main divisions in a drama

a)

acts

b)

scenes

c)

settings

d)

stage directions

23.

A smaller division within an act of a drama

a)

scene

b)

setting

c)

dialogue

d)

plot

24.

The place and time where the action takes place

a)

cast of characters

b)

setting

c)

act

d)

plot

25.

The lines spoken by the characters

a)

stage directions

b)

setting

c)

dialogue

d)

plot

26.

The directions telling characters how to speak or act; also about sound, lighting, and props

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

dialogue

d)

plot

27.

A series of events unfolding over the course of a drama

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

act

d)

plot

28.

Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict

a)

rising action

b)

climax

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

29.

The part of the plot that leads to the resolution

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

exposition

d)

climax

30.

The central message the author wants to convey to the audience

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

dialogue

31.

Which one of these is NOT an example of a drama?

a)

A movie

b)

A novel

c)

A play

32.
Voldemort is an example of a...
a)
zero chill
b)
antagonist
c)
hero
d)
damsel
33.
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story...
a)
Spoiler
b)
Hint
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
clue
34.

True or False: Does a play follow the usual narrative plot development?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Creates tension that increases as the play progresses

a)

climax

b)

conflict

c)

plot

d)

dialogue

36.

When the audience or reader knows something important that a character doesn't know.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Dramatic Irony

c)

Suspense

d)

Humor

37.

What is a playwright

a)

the author of a drama or play

b)

the main character in a play

c)

the setting of the play

d)

the action or drama in a play

38.

Dramatis Personae is

a)

A character in the play who is drama

b)

The female characters in a play

c)

A list of characters that appear in the play found on the first page of the script

d)

Another word for script

39.

A chorus...

a)

A group in a drama who sings during the play.

b)

A group in a drama who comments on the action.

c)

A group in a drama who rearranges the set.

d)

A group in a drama who sit in the audience, but is part of the play.

40.

An extra...

a)

Is a minor character

b)

Does not have many lines

c)

Does not have a name

d)

All of the above