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Exploring Drama 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

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1.

An aside is

a)

when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts

b)

when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing

c)

when one character is in a dialogue with another but does all of the talking

d)

a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character

2.

A soliloquy is

a)

when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts

b)

when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing

c)

when one character is talking with another but does all of the talking

d)

a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character

3.

A monologue is

a)

when one character is alone on stage sharing his/her thoughts

b)

when one character addresses the audience without anyone knowing

c)

when one character is talking with another but does all of the talking

d)

a character trait that leads to the downfall of the character

4.

True or False: A comedy is a play that ends unhappy.

(a)  

5.

Props

a)

Items the characters use on stage

b)

A story preformed for a live audience

c)

items on stage that create a setting

d)

A conversation between two or more characters

6.

A drama contains an exposition, rising action, climax, falling actions and a resolution.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A drama is not written for an audience

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A drama and a play are two different genres

a)

True

b)

False

9.
A "chapter" in a piece of drama is a(n)...
a)
Act
b)
Scene
c)
Setting
d)
Dialogue
10.
A "subchapter" in a piece of drama is a(n)
a)
Act
b)
Scene
c)
Dialogue
d)
Setting
11.
a person or thing that makes another seem better by contrast
a)
pun
b)
foil
c)
aside
d)
archaic
12.
This is and example of ____
a)
Cat humor
b)
Walking directions
c)
Stage directions
d)
stage order
13.
An example of dramatic irony would be: 
a)
A firefighter walking into a burning building
b)
You watching a cat chase a mouse and you know where the mouse is hiding. 
c)
A deep sea diver drowning in a kiddie pool. 
d)
Every student actually completing their work. 
14.
This type of character does NOT change throughout a story.
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
15.
These characters EVOLVE as individuals and learn from their experiences.
a)
Dynamic
b)
Static
16.

Much theory of drama goes back to ideas of

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Dionysian

d)

Plato and Aristotle

17.

All Greek tragedies end with death

a)

True

b)

False

18.

A great mistake or error, made by a mostly virtuous hero, that entails great suffering is

a)

hybris

b)

hamartia

c)

peripeteia

d)

anagnorisis

19.

A flaw in a hero's character, notably his conceited pride is called

a)

hybris

b)

hamartia

c)

peripeteia

d)

anagnorisis

20.

These are the traits of a tragic hero, except

a)

They are isolated from the society because of their different natures or partly because of their tragic acts

b)

They are special people who often succumb to their inner fears

c)

They are great people because they anguish painfully for the consequence of their acts

d)

They are special people who do not admit to their mistakes explicitly or implicitly

21.

Comic plots rely on

a)

fortune

b)

fate

c)

necessity

d)

folly

22.

Comedy often have one or more of these typical characters

a)

jealous spouses

b)

misers

c)

stern fathers

d)

all of them

23.

Before the 20th century, .... was considered cheap drama

a)

tragedy

b)

comedy

c)

tragicomedy

d)

all of them

24.

One of the characteristics of Theater of the Absurd is

a)

presenting theme of human folly with the structure of comedy

b)

using heroic characters who say funny things

c)

presenting theme of human anguish with the structure of comedy

d)

presenting theme of rationalism in modern age

25.

Ancient Greek Theater symbolizes

a)

the connection between human and divinity

b)

a society operated under divine and human law

c)

a humility of men before gods

d)

a joy of humanity