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Dramatic Structure Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of dramatic structure?

a)

Climactic

b)

Dramatic

c)

Epsiodic

d)

Cinematic

2.

In Cinematic Structure, what is the first step?

a)

Running Action

b)

Falling Action

c)

Exposition

d)

Epidodic

3.

Exposition is the ....?

a)

Setting of the play

b)

Background story that the audience needs to know.

c)

Things that must be introduced so the audience understands the plot.

d)

ALL of the ABOVE

4.

Climax of the play is the ...?

a)

High point

b)

Low point

c)

Where conflicts get resolved.

d)

Beginning

5.

Denuoement is another word for ?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Falling Action

6.

How long are climactic structured plays today?

a)

Very Short

(one act no intermission)

b)

Very Long

(7+ acts many intermissions)

7.

What do cliff hangers do in plays?

a)

ALL of the ABOVE

b)

Leave room for a follow up play in the future.

c)

Create a new climax at the end of the play.

d)

Leave the audience hanging.

8.

What is "deus ex machina" in plays

(clue: 6 words)

(a)  

9.

In Epsiodic Structure, the plot begins late in the story.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Climactic Structure uses MANY characters.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Subplots are only used in episodic structure.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which structure can scenes alternate from one group of characters to another?

a)

Episodic

b)

Dramatic

c)

Climactic

13.

There can be a combination of Climactic and Epsiodic Structure in a play.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What happens during Avant- Garde Theatre?

a)

The cast sings and has microphones.

b)

Silent movie structured.

c)

Gestures, body movements, and sounds, tell the story.

d)

Actors tell the story.

15.

What is a scene onstage featuring performers in costume depicting a scene that tells a story?

a)

A Musical Revue

b)

A Musical

c)

A Tableau

d)

A One Act Play

16.

What are examples of alternation and juxtaposition in musical theatre?

a)

Musical numbers alternate with spoken scenes.

b)

Singing Alternates with dance numbers

c)

Solos and duets alternate with choral numbers

d)

Sometimes comic songs and scenes don't alternate with serious ones.

17.

What is not an example of a Extraordinary Character?

a)

Kings and Queens

b)

Comic Characters

c)

Historic Characters

d)

Dramatic Characters

18.

What are stock characters?

a)

Two dimensional

b)

Stereotypical Characters

c)

Like Extras

d)

The Lead Characters

19.

What is a protagonist?

a)

The one who the drama is about

b)

The main character

c)

the opponent

d)

The extra