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Drama

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
2.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
3.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
4.
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
a)
facial
b)
props
c)
dialogue
d)
actors
5.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
6.
Instructs actors on how to portray characters
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Playwright
d)
Actor
7.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
8.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
9.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
10.
The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show.  These directions are called______.
a)
Plot directions
b)
Stage directions
c)
Actor directions
d)
Audience directions
11.

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)

stage

12.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

13.

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

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

14.

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

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

15.

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

16.

Which country did drama originate from?

a)

America

b)

Greece

c)

Africa

d)

Spain

17.

List three roles in theater production and explain one of the roles listed.

4 lines
18.

What are the types of Drama?

4 lines
19.

Describe any TWO of the types of drama, giving ONE example of the types being described.

4 lines
20.

List FIVE elements of drama

4 lines