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WorksheetsElements of Drama
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 15mins
Drama is only meant to be read
True
False
True or false: stage directions should be read aloud during a performance
True
False
Drama is meant to be _______
read
performed
ignored
Drama originated where?
Ancient Greek plays
Ancient Rome
Ten years ago
in Compton
What are the two main forms of drama?
history and romance
funny and sad
comedy and tragedy
musical and pantomime
Which form of drama usually has a happy ending and is about common people?
tragedy
mystery
comedy
True or false: comedies are ALWAYS funny and nothing serious ever happens in them
true
false
Which form of drama is serious and contains bad things happening to someone, usually because of their own actions?
comedy
tragedy
musical
The hero in a tragedy is often called what?
main character
bad guy
Super Hero
tragic hero
At the beginning of a drama, you are given a list of all of the people in the drama that is called what?
cast of characters
group of people
folks
Anyone who is in the story, appears on stage, and/or is heard in a drama is called a
person
author
character
True or false: Most dramas contain several characters, including a protagonist and an antagonist
true
false
The person the story revolves around, the main character usually, is called the
antagonist
bad guy
main guy
protagonist
This is the person who goes up against the main character
protagonist
antagonist
bad guy
crush
True or false: the antagonist is ALWAYS the bad guy
true
false
The place where the story occurs is the
character
setting
goal
audience
Which of these is not included in the setting?
time of day
year it happens
outfit
weather outside
The actual "story" that moves the drama along is the
conflict
plot
character
audience
The main idea or message that an author is trying to convey is the
conflict
theme
plot
characters
The point of tension that moves the story along
plot
theme
conflict
setting
Which of these is not a division within a play?
act
chapter
scene
Comments that identify parts of the setting, use of props and costumes, and provide background information about characters are:
lines
characters
stage directions
conflict
True or false: stage directions should be read aloud during a performance
true
false
A conversation between two or more characters is called
monologue
dialogue
chat
A speech given by one character
dialogue
monologue
lecture
Which of these is not important to understand for a monologue
character
outfit
audience
goal
The person speaking in a monologue
audience
character
goal
setting
Who is being spoken to during a monologue?
character
audience
setting
goal
What does a character hope to accomplish in a monologue
audience
setting
goal
conflict
