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Long Quiz - Creative Writing

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When flashback is placed in the middle of the story, the plot is considered linear.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

Suspense ensures the interest of readers by putting them on the edges of their seats, waiting for what’s next.

a)

true

b)

false

3.
Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Conflict shapes the narrative arc of a story.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What does Climax mean?

a)

- The turning point of the narrative.

- Reveals the process involved for solving the conflicts.

b)

- The beginning of the narrative.

- Reveals the first process of the story

c)

- The end point of the narrative.

- Reveals the second character

d)

- The middle point of the narrative.

- Reveals who the protagonist is

6.

What is meant by the setting?

a)

Where and when the narrative takes place.

b)

Where and when the theme is introduced

c)

Where and when the narrative ends .

d)

When the narrative changes how it is narrated

7.

What is dialogue?

a)

are the conversations which occurs between one character.

b)

are the conversations which occurs between two or more characters.

c)

are the conversations which occurs at the beginning of a story

d)

are the conversations which occurs in the middle of a story

8.

What is meant by conflict?

a)

Is the challenge main characters need to solve to achieve their goals

b)

Is the setting main characters live in

c)

Is the challenge main characters fail at

d)

Is the main character in a horror film

9.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The minor character in a play, film, novel

b)

The leading character in a film

c)

The leading character in a play, film or novel

d)

The leading character in a play, film or novel who always dies

10.

What are characters?

a)

The animals in a story

b)

The inanimate objects in a story

c)

Only people in a story

d)

The people, animals, or inanimate objects in a story

11.

What is an antagonist?

a)

A character who actively opposes or is against someone or something

b)

A character who actively supports someone or something

c)

A character who actively is against an animal

d)

A term to describe hate

12.

It is the sequence of events that happened in the story.

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Flashback

d)

Drama

13.

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

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

dramatist

d)

playwright

14.

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)

dialogue

15.

A ____ is a story that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life and deals with play production.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Play

d)

Conflict

16.

The cast of characters is....

a)

a play intended to make an audience laugh

b)

the signal given to people working in or on a play

c)

lines spoken between characters in a play

d)

the people who perform in a play

17.

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

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

18.

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

19.

A person who writes plays is

a)

Poet

b)

Author

c)

Dramatist

d)

Playwright

20.

Plays are divided into large sections called

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

stage directions

d)

asides

21.

Acts are divided into smaller sections called

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

scenes

d)

stage directions

22.

A long, uninterrupted speech delivered by one character is...

a)

soliliquy

b)

dialogue

c)

aside

d)

monologue

23.
Stage directions are the words written that appear in parentheses throughout the play and these words tell the characters how to _________________.
a)
do the play
b)
use dialogue
c)
act
d)
sing
24.

There are four ingredients in a good Drama. They include:

a)

actors, script, acts and scenes

b)

stage directions, plays, singing and dancing

c)

characters, cast, setting and drama

d)

dialogue, setting, characters, and plot

25.
A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.
a)
resolution and climax
b)
climax and resolution
c)
more falling action
d)
dialogue and setting
26.

A brief remark in which a character expresses private thoughts to the audience is called __________.

a)

aside

b)

soliloquy

c)

chorus

d)

monologue

27.

What are the two types of drama according to theme?

a)

Fiction and Nonfiction

b)

Tragedy and Comedy

c)

Tragedy and Staging

d)

Comedy and Fiction

28.
The scenery, backdrops, and furniture create the __________
a)
setting
b)
stage
c)
background
29.

Dramatis Personae literally means...

a)

persons that appear on the play.

b)

persons of the play

c)

actors

d)

characters

30.

It is a play that is not meant to be performed onstage but maybe just enjoyed by a reader.

a)

melodrama

b)

monodrama

c)

closet drama

d)

farce

31.

It is a very short play with a beginning, middle, and an end. It is limited to ten minutes, and on paper, it's actually ten pages or less.

a)

One-Act Play

b)

Full-Length Play

c)

Ten-minute Play

d)

Evening-Length Play

32.

This play is written to be produce in a movie.

a)

Stage Play

b)

Teleplay

c)

Screenplay

d)

Radio Play

33.

It is when the reader finds some connections between your text and some other texts that you had no intention of making as an intertextual reference.

a)

Accidental Intertextuality

b)

Optional Intertextuality

c)

Obligatory Intertextuality

d)

Intertextuality

34.

It is the soul of the play.

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

moral lesson

d)

conflict

35.

This provides the substance of a play.

a)

Plot

b)

Setting

c)

Characters

d)

Dialogue

36.

It is the body of the play.

a)

theme

b)

plot

c)

moral lesson

d)

conflict

37.

A character whose comments express the voice of reason and also, presumably, of the author.

a)

Foil Character

b)

Deuteragonist

c)

Raissonneur

d)

Stereotype

38.

It is a literary genre usually consisting of dialogues between characters intended for a theatrical performance rather than just reading.

a)

Play

b)

Drama

c)

Spoken Poetry

d)

Story Telling

39.

The one who provides a ready ear to which the protagonist can address certain remarks which should be heard by the audience but not by the other characters.

a)

Deuteragonist

b)

Raissonneur

c)

Confidante

d)

Foil Character

40.

It is often used to describe the manner of opening your story in the midst of action, so that exposition is bypassed and filled in gradually, either through dialogue, flashbacks, or descriptions of past events.

a)

Medias Res

b)

Flash Forward

c)

Intertextuality

d)

Red Herring

41.

A character who defines certain characteristics in the protagonist by exhibiting opposite traits or the same traits in a greater or lesser degree.

a)

Stereotype

b)

Raissonneur

c)

Confidante

d)

Foil Character

42.

It is a literary device that creates an 'interrelationships between texts'.

a)

Medias Res

b)

Flash Forward

c)

Intertextuality

d)

Red Herring

43.

When you add the Objective of your character and an obstacle in the story, you will come up with...

a)

Antagonist

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Solution

44.

This is a part of a play that is defined by the rising action, conflict, and resolution

a)

Scene

b)

Dialogue

c)

Act

d)

Stage Directions

45.

This is a part of a play that is defined as a part of an act marked out with the changing and regrouping of characters.

a)

Scene

b)

Dialogue

c)

Act

d)

Stage Directions

46.

It is defined as the dramatic exchanges expressing conflict between two or more characters.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Theatrical Dialogue

c)

Monologue

d)

Aside

47.

It is when a character makes a lengthy, extended speech in a scene and everyone else is forced to listen.

a)

Theatrical Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Aside

48.

It is like a monologue, but differs from monologue by the fact that it is spoken when no one else is on stage.

a)

Theatrical Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Aside

49.

These are words spoken in a play for the audience to hear, but supposed not to be heard by the other characters.

a)

Theatrical Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Aside

50.

What is the first step to think over when writing a ten-minute play according to "The Eight-Step PSN Approach to Writing a Ten-Minute Play"?

a)

Characters

b)

Conflict

c)

Theme/Subject

d)

Storyline

51.

After writing the first draft of your ten-minute play, what should you do next?

a)

Revise

b)

Rewrite

c)

Edit

d)

Proofread

52.

How will you make your main character interesting?

a)

By giving her/him a catchy name

b)

By giving her/him an easy-going personality

c)

By giving him/her a reason why she needs to achieve a goal

d)

By creating a worthy villain to fight your main character

53.

This means 'into the middle of things'.

a)

Medias Res

b)

Flash Forward

c)

Intertextuality

d)

Red Herring

54.

In writing a ten-minute play, using this literary device will be your wisest choice since you do not have to create a very long exposition for your play.

a)

Medias Res

b)

Flash Forward

c)

Intertextuality

d)

Flashback

55.

A playwright can also be a dramatist and a dramatist can also be a playwright.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

A dramatist is a team player who understands traditions and practices of the theater.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

The elements of a short story are also the elements used in play writing.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Does the words 'drama' and 'play' have the same meaning?

a)

Yes

b)

No

59.

In writing dialogues, you do not need to pay attention to the length of your dialogues.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

When writing your dialogues for a play, always be mindful of organization, vocabulary and length of your dialogues.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Simple and clear dialogues will move your plot forward.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

In writing a play, you should not just express your passion and vision in life, but you must also express the ideals and fantasies of your audience.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

In writing a ten-minute play, the goal is to create a ten polished pages of essential material that work and satisfy, a play that actors and theater professionals would like to produce on stage, a literature that readers would like to read.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

When you are ready to write your whole play, write with caution and think of all the elements of your play when writing the first draft.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

In creating the setting of your play, ask this 2 questions before you can decide the setting.

"Where can you put all your characters together? Where can their worlds collide? "

a)

True

b)

False

66.

The picture shows an example of what kind of stage?

a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

Arena Stage

c)

Thrust Theater Stage

d)

Flexible Stage

67.

This stage is called as...

a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

Arena Stage

c)

Thrust Theater Stage

d)

Flexible Stage

68.

What kind of stage is shown in the picture?

a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

Arena Stage

c)

Thrust Theater Stage

d)

Flexible Stage

69.

What kind of stage is shown in the picture?

a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

Arena Stage

c)

Thrust Theater Stage

d)

Flexible Stage

70.

The picture shows an example of what kind of stage?

a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

Arena Stage

c)

Thrust Theater Stage

d)

Flexible Stage

71.

The best actor who gets the principal part. Also known as the main character in the play.

(a)  

72.

An element of drama that is usually structured with acts and scenes.

(a)  

73.

It is defined as 'shaping of a text’s meaning by another text'.

(a)  

74.

A person who is skilled in the production of a play is called (a)   .

75.

This type of play when performed, must run from 70 or 80 minutes to about two hours.

(a)  

76.

Another term for Full-length play.

(a)  

77.

The second best actor.

(a)  

78.

The principal rival in the conflict set forth in the play.

(a)  

79.

A literary device that shapes the meaning of your text (called hypertext) by another previous text (called hypo text) by creating an interrelationship between the hypertext and hypo text, and generating a related understanding of your separate works.

(a)  

80.

A kind of play that usually has 30-minute running time but can also have 15-45 minutes running time.

(a)  

81.

Developing the right setting is essential in creating a successful stage play.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

It is said that plays with a wide variety of dazzling set pieces are sometimes possible to produce.

a)

True

b)

False

83.

A sense of DECORUM must be established by the characters, i.e. what is said is appropriate to the role and situation of a character.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Plot provides the substance of a play.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Stereotype or Stock Character is a character who reappears in various forms in many plays.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

The word “proscenium” is Latin for ‘in front of the scenery’.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

Thrust Theater Stage provides a very intimate feel and works with a smaller cast and a limited number of set pieces.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

Flexible Stage is a combination of Proscenium and Arena Stage.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Theater is storytelling. When it comes to the stage the story is told on, bigger is not always better and sometimes less is even more.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Flexible Stage is sometimes known as "Black Box".

a)

True

b)

False

91.

This kind of drama is a tragedy where you exaggerate sensational and romantic topics to play with your readers’ feelings and emotions

a)

Tragedy

b)

Melodrama

c)

Comedy

d)

Tragicomedy

92.

It is a play that is meant to be humorous with a happy and vivacious ending

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragicomedy

c)

Farce

d)

Monodrama

93.

It is a drama conveyed by dance movements and sometimes accompanied by dialogue.

a)

Musical Play

b)

Melodrama

c)

Shadow Play

d)

Dance Drama

94.

It is a performance piece in outdoor public without specific paying audience.

a)

Monodrama

b)

Street theater

c)

Dance Play

d)

Musical Play

95.

It is a theatrical piece played by a single actress usually portraying one character.

a)

Melodrama

b)

Puppet Play

c)

Monodrama

d)

Closet Drama

96.

This play is written to be watched on television.

a)

Stage Play

b)

Screenplay

c)

Teleplay

d)

Radio Play

97.

It is a play that is more serious and deals with darker themes, usually marked by a sad and depressing ending.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Melodrama

c)

Comedy

d)

Tragicomedy

98.

It is a comedy play that tries to make people laugh by caricaturing the spirit of serious works, or by the ridiculous treatment of their subjects.

a)

Satire

b)

Burlesque

c)

Comedy of Manners

d)

Farce

99.

It is a generally nonsensical, overacted comedy play that often uses slapstick humor.

a)

Satire

b)

Burlesque

c)

Comedy of Manners

d)

Farce

100.

It is a comedy play that takes a comic look at people and current events while at the same time attempting to make a political or social statement, like pointing out corruption

a)

Satire

b)

Burlesque

c)

Comedy of Manners

d)

Farce