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Quiz Time!!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is an English playwright, poet, and actor, and widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, and considered as the “Bard of Avon”?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Arthur Miller

d)

Victor Hugo

2.

Play derives from the Greek word ______ which means “to act” or “to perform”.

a)

Paizzo

b)

Pazo

c)

Paizo

d)

Pizzo

3.

The conversation or interactions between the characters in the play.

a)

Script

b)

Dialogue

c)

Communication

d)

Rumors

4.

What type of play is commonly based on the normal life of a family and friends?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Melodrama

c)

Comedy

d)

Domestic Play

5.

An example of a tragedy play about the conflict between the main characters’ love with its transformative power and the darkness, hatred, and selfishness represented by their families’ feud.

a)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

b)

Romeo & Juliet

c)

A Merchant of Venice

d)

Still Life, Brief Encounter

6.

An American essayist and playwright who wrote the “Death of a Salesman”, and considered to be the 20th century’s greatest dramatists.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Albert Camus

c)

Victor Hugo

d)

Arthur Miller

7.

In the elements of a play, they are the one who form a crucial part of the story and are interwoven with the plot of the play.

a)

Characters

b)

Director

c)

Playwright

d)

Props Man

8.

Which of the following shows the importance of play in literature and in the English Context?

a)

It motivates children and youths to hide their capabilities and to be ashamed of themselves.

b)

It develops an attitude of understanding others, also a warm and sympathetic attitude towards them.

c)

It ruins friendships and relationships.

d)

It develops emotional stress.

9.

Who is the French poet, dramatist and novelist of the Romantic Movement, and one of the best-known and greatest French Writers of all time?

a)

Oscar Wilde

b)

Albert Camus

c)

Victor Hugo

d)

Arthur Miller

10.

What elements of play uses various dramatic elements to create more profound meanings and enhance understanding of the audience?

a)

Playwright

b)

Props Man

c)

Directors

d)

Actors

11.

What elements of play describes the challenges that the main characters need to solve to achieve their goals?

a)

Conflict

b)

Resolution

c)

Plot

d)

Setting

12.

It is a literary form of writing for theatre, which narrates a story with elements of conflicts, tensions and actions through dialogues of characters.

a)

Short Story

b)

Flash Fiction

c)

Vlog

d)

Play

13.

What type of play has often exaggerated characters and episodes with songs and music for an emotive appeal to the audience?

a)

Tragedy

b)

Melodrama

c)

Tragicomedy

d)

Domestic Play

14.

A comedy play that is set in Athens and consists of subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta.

a)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

b)

Romeo & Juliet

c)

Still Life, Brief Encounter

d)

Othello

15.

Who is considered to as one of the most popular writers of all time and best remembered for his plays and epigrams?

a)

Arthur Miller

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Albert Camus

d)

Victor Hugo