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Elements of Drama

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Drama is only meant to be read

a)

True

b)

False

2.

True or false: stage directions should be read aloud during a performance

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Drama is meant to be _______

a)

read

b)

performed

c)

ignored

4.

Drama originated where?

a)

Ancient Greek plays

b)

Ancient Rome

c)

Ten years ago

d)

in Compton

5.

What are the two main forms of drama?

a)

history and romance

b)

funny and sad

c)

comedy and tragedy

d)

musical and pantomime

6.

Which form of drama usually has a happy ending and is about common people?

a)

tragedy

b)

mystery

c)

comedy

7.

True or false: comedies are ALWAYS funny and nothing serious ever happens in them

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Which form of drama is serious and contains bad things happening to someone, usually because of their own actions?

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

musical

9.

The hero in a tragedy is often called what?

a)

main character

b)

bad guy

c)

Super Hero

d)

tragic hero

10.

At the beginning of a drama, you are given a list of all of the people in the drama that is called what?

a)

cast of characters

b)

group of people

c)

folks

11.

Anyone who is in the story, appears on stage, and/or is heard in a drama is called a

a)

person

b)

author

c)

character

12.

True or false: Most dramas contain several characters, including a protagonist and an antagonist

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The person the story revolves around, the main character usually, is called the

a)

antagonist

b)

bad guy

c)

main guy

d)

protagonist

14.

This is the person who goes up against the main character

a)

protagonist

b)

antagonist

c)

bad guy

d)

crush

15.

True or false: the antagonist is ALWAYS the bad guy

a)

true

b)

false

16.

The place where the story occurs is the

a)

character

b)

setting

c)

goal

d)

audience

17.

Which of these is not included in the setting?

a)

time of day

b)

year it happens

c)

outfit

d)

weather outside

18.

The actual "story" that moves the drama along is the

a)

conflict

b)

plot

c)

character

d)

audience

19.

The main idea or message that an author is trying to convey is the

a)

conflict

b)

theme

c)

plot

d)

characters

20.

The point of tension that moves the story along

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

conflict

d)

setting

21.

Which of these is not a division within a play?

a)

act

b)

chapter

c)

scene

22.

Comments that identify parts of the setting, use of props and costumes, and provide background information about characters are:

a)

lines

b)

characters

c)

stage directions

d)

conflict

23.

True or false: stage directions should be read aloud during a performance

a)

true

b)

false

24.

A conversation between two or more characters is called

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

chat

25.

A speech given by one character

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

lecture

26.

Which of these is not important to understand for a monologue

a)

character

b)

outfit

c)

audience

d)

goal

27.

The person speaking in a monologue

a)

audience

b)

character

c)

goal

d)

setting

28.

Who is being spoken to during a monologue?

a)

character

b)

audience

c)

setting

d)

goal

29.

What does a character hope to accomplish in a monologue

a)

audience

b)

setting

c)

goal

d)

conflict