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WorksheetsLong Quiz - Creative Writing
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
When flashback is placed in the middle of the story, the plot is considered linear.
true
false
Suspense ensures the interest of readers by putting them on the edges of their seats, waiting for what’s next.
true
false
Conflict shapes the narrative arc of a story.
true
false
What does Climax mean?
- The turning point of the narrative.
- Reveals the process involved for solving the conflicts.
- The beginning of the narrative.
- Reveals the first process of the story
- The end point of the narrative.
- Reveals the second character
- The middle point of the narrative.
- Reveals who the protagonist is
What is meant by the setting?
Where and when the narrative takes place.
Where and when the theme is introduced
Where and when the narrative ends .
When the narrative changes how it is narrated
What is dialogue?
are the conversations which occurs between one character.
are the conversations which occurs between two or more characters.
are the conversations which occurs at the beginning of a story
are the conversations which occurs in the middle of a story
What is meant by conflict?
Is the challenge main characters need to solve to achieve their goals
Is the setting main characters live in
Is the challenge main characters fail at
Is the main character in a horror film
What is a protagonist?
The minor character in a play, film, novel
The leading character in a film
The leading character in a play, film or novel
The leading character in a play, film or novel who always dies
What are characters?
The animals in a story
The inanimate objects in a story
Only people in a story
The people, animals, or inanimate objects in a story
What is an antagonist?
A character who actively opposes or is against someone or something
A character who actively supports someone or something
A character who actively is against an animal
A term to describe hate
It is the sequence of events that happened in the story.
Theme
Plot
Flashback
Drama
A person who performs a role in a play is called an
stage direction
actor
dramatist
playwright
The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...
stage directions
scene
setting
dialogue
A ____ is a story that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life and deals with play production.
Biography
Drama
Play
Conflict
The cast of characters is....
a play intended to make an audience laugh
the signal given to people working in or on a play
lines spoken between characters in a play
the people who perform in a play
The area where the actors perform is called the....
scene
stage
set
setting
What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?
Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not
Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging
Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance
Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't
A person who writes plays is
Poet
Author
Dramatist
Playwright
Plays are divided into large sections called
scenes
acts
stage directions
asides
Acts are divided into smaller sections called
monologue
dialogue
scenes
stage directions
A long, uninterrupted speech delivered by one character is...
soliliquy
dialogue
aside
monologue
There are four ingredients in a good Drama. They include:
actors, script, acts and scenes
stage directions, plays, singing and dancing
characters, cast, setting and drama
dialogue, setting, characters, and plot
A brief remark in which a character expresses private thoughts to the audience is called __________.
aside
soliloquy
chorus
monologue
What are the two types of drama according to theme?
Fiction and Nonfiction
Tragedy and Comedy
Tragedy and Staging
Comedy and Fiction
Dramatis Personae literally means...
persons that appear on the play.
persons of the play
actors
characters
It is a play that is not meant to be performed onstage but maybe just enjoyed by a reader.
melodrama
monodrama
closet drama
farce
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.
One-Act Play
Full-Length Play
Ten-minute Play
Evening-Length Play
This play is written to be produce in a movie.
Stage Play
Teleplay
Screenplay
Radio Play
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.
Accidental Intertextuality
Optional Intertextuality
Obligatory Intertextuality
Intertextuality
It is the soul of the play.
theme
plot
moral lesson
conflict
This provides the substance of a play.
Plot
Setting
Characters
Dialogue
It is the body of the play.
theme
plot
moral lesson
conflict
A character whose comments express the voice of reason and also, presumably, of the author.
Foil Character
Deuteragonist
Raissonneur
Stereotype
It is a literary genre usually consisting of dialogues between characters intended for a theatrical performance rather than just reading.
Play
Drama
Spoken Poetry
Story Telling
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.
Deuteragonist
Raissonneur
Confidante
Foil Character
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.
Medias Res
Flash Forward
Intertextuality
Red Herring
A character who defines certain characteristics in the protagonist by exhibiting opposite traits or the same traits in a greater or lesser degree.
Stereotype
Raissonneur
Confidante
Foil Character
It is a literary device that creates an 'interrelationships between texts'.
Medias Res
Flash Forward
Intertextuality
Red Herring
When you add the Objective of your character and an obstacle in the story, you will come up with...
Antagonist
Conflict
Climax
Solution
This is a part of a play that is defined by the rising action, conflict, and resolution
Scene
Dialogue
Act
Stage Directions
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.
Scene
Dialogue
Act
Stage Directions
It is defined as the dramatic exchanges expressing conflict between two or more characters.
Dialogue
Theatrical Dialogue
Monologue
Aside
It is when a character makes a lengthy, extended speech in a scene and everyone else is forced to listen.
Theatrical Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
It is like a monologue, but differs from monologue by the fact that it is spoken when no one else is on stage.
Theatrical Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
These are words spoken in a play for the audience to hear, but supposed not to be heard by the other characters.
Theatrical Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Aside
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"?
Characters
Conflict
Theme/Subject
Storyline
After writing the first draft of your ten-minute play, what should you do next?
Revise
Rewrite
Edit
Proofread
How will you make your main character interesting?
By giving her/him a catchy name
By giving her/him an easy-going personality
By giving him/her a reason why she needs to achieve a goal
By creating a worthy villain to fight your main character
This means 'into the middle of things'.
Medias Res
Flash Forward
Intertextuality
Red Herring
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.
Medias Res
Flash Forward
Intertextuality
Flashback
A playwright can also be a dramatist and a dramatist can also be a playwright.
True
False
A dramatist is a team player who understands traditions and practices of the theater.
True
False
The elements of a short story are also the elements used in play writing.
True
False
Does the words 'drama' and 'play' have the same meaning?
Yes
No
In writing dialogues, you do not need to pay attention to the length of your dialogues.
True
False
When writing your dialogues for a play, always be mindful of organization, vocabulary and length of your dialogues.
True
False
Simple and clear dialogues will move your plot forward.
True
False
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
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.
True
False
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? "
True
False
The picture shows an example of what kind of stage?
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Thrust Theater Stage
Flexible Stage
This stage is called as...
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Thrust Theater Stage
Flexible Stage
What kind of stage is shown in the picture?
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Thrust Theater Stage
Flexible Stage
What kind of stage is shown in the picture?
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Thrust Theater Stage
Flexible Stage
The picture shows an example of what kind of stage?
Proscenium Stage
Arena Stage
Thrust Theater Stage
Flexible Stage
The best actor who gets the principal part. Also known as the main character in the play.
(a)
An element of drama that is usually structured with acts and scenes.
(a)
It is defined as 'shaping of a text’s meaning by another text'.
(a)
A person who is skilled in the production of a play is called (a) .
This type of play when performed, must run from 70 or 80 minutes to about two hours.
(a)
Another term for Full-length play.
(a)
The second best actor.
(a)
The principal rival in the conflict set forth in the play.
(a)
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)
A kind of play that usually has 30-minute running time but can also have 15-45 minutes running time.
(a)
Developing the right setting is essential in creating a successful stage play.
True
False
It is said that plays with a wide variety of dazzling set pieces are sometimes possible to produce.
True
False
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.
True
False
Plot provides the substance of a play.
True
False
Stereotype or Stock Character is a character who reappears in various forms in many plays.
True
False
The word “proscenium” is Latin for ‘in front of the scenery’.
True
False
Thrust Theater Stage provides a very intimate feel and works with a smaller cast and a limited number of set pieces.
True
False
Flexible Stage is a combination of Proscenium and Arena Stage.
True
False
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.
True
False
Flexible Stage is sometimes known as "Black Box".
True
False
This kind of drama is a tragedy where you exaggerate sensational and romantic topics to play with your readers’ feelings and emotions
Tragedy
Melodrama
Comedy
Tragicomedy
It is a play that is meant to be humorous with a happy and vivacious ending
Comedy
Tragicomedy
Farce
Monodrama
It is a drama conveyed by dance movements and sometimes accompanied by dialogue.
Musical Play
Melodrama
Shadow Play
Dance Drama
It is a performance piece in outdoor public without specific paying audience.
Monodrama
Street theater
Dance Play
Musical Play
It is a theatrical piece played by a single actress usually portraying one character.
Melodrama
Puppet Play
Monodrama
Closet Drama
This play is written to be watched on television.
Stage Play
Screenplay
Teleplay
Radio Play
It is a play that is more serious and deals with darker themes, usually marked by a sad and depressing ending.
Tragedy
Melodrama
Comedy
Tragicomedy
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.
Satire
Burlesque
Comedy of Manners
Farce
It is a generally nonsensical, overacted comedy play that often uses slapstick humor.
Satire
Burlesque
Comedy of Manners
Farce
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
Satire
Burlesque
Comedy of Manners
Farce
