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Elements of Drama

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings. Example: The pigs were a squeal.
a)
pun
b)
irony
c)
idiom
d)
joke
2.
a word or a phrase with more than one meaning: For example, in the title of the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" the word GAME may refer to the prey being hunted or it may refer to the act of hunting.
a)
double entendre
b)
irony
c)
foil
d)
aside
3.
A character who is almost exactly the opposite of another character, used to make a comparison.
a)
Foil
b)
Pun
c)
Plot
d)
Aside
4.
A person or group of people who act as a narrator, commentator, or general audience to action of the play
a)
Chorus
b)
Double Entendre
c)
Pun
d)
Iambic Pentameter
5.
a division of an act presenting continuous action in one place.
a)
scene
b)
part
c)
dialogue
d)
foil
6.
The point of tension that moves the story forward...
a)
conflict
b)
rising action
c)
setting
d)
climax
7.
The major character in the play whose ideas and/or values conflict with those of the main character.
a)
antagonist
b)
protagonist
c)
flat
d)
round
8.
Character(s) around whom the story revolves; they are usually the main or most important characters
a)
protagonist
b)
antagonist
c)
dynamic
d)
static
9.
A form of literature written for performance...
a)
Drama
b)
Fiction
c)
Nonfiction
d)
Poetry
10.
Soliloquy
a)
A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself
b)
People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play
c)
specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
d)
Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.
11.
characters
a)
People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play
b)
when the audience knows something the characters do not
c)
the central message or idea of a text
d)
major divisions of plot in a play
12.
drama
a)
a text with characters intened to be acted
b)
A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening
c)
Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.
d)
what the actors and actresses use to learn and perform lines
13.
situational irony
a)
when a situation turns out differently than what expected
b)
the central message or idea of a text
c)
a text with characters intened to be acted
d)
A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening
14.
dramatic irony
a)
when the audience knows something the characters do not
b)
The turninng point or high point of a story, the highest point of suspense
c)
a type of play where the plot ends with a devastating outcome
d)
a text with characters intened to be acted
15.
plot
a)
sequences of events or action
b)
A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself
c)
specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
d)
people who see the performance
16.
playwright
a)
a person who writes a play
b)
Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.
c)
what the actors and actresses use to learn and perform lines
d)
people who see the performance
17.
act
a)
major divisions of plot in a play
b)
what the actors and actresses use to learn and perform lines
c)
a person who writes a play
d)
specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
18.
climax
a)
The turninng point or high point of a story, the highest point of suspense
b)
A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening
c)
specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres
d)
a text with characters intened to be acted
19.
props
a)
Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.
b)
the time, date, season, weather, location, historical period
c)
the central message or idea of a text
d)
sequences of events or action
20.
comedy
a)
a play where the plot was intended to be comical
b)
the central message or idea of a text
c)
Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.
d)
an internal or external struggle
21.

Conflict

a)

an internal or external struggle

b)

A solitary speech in which the character is speaking to himself or herself

c)

A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening

d)

People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play

22.

Tragedy

a)

when a situation turns out differently than what expected

b)

a type of play where the plot ends with a devastating outcome

c)

In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors

d)

a play where the plot was intended to be comical

23.

Script

a)

The turninng point or high point of a story, the highest point of suspense

b)

A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience

c)

what the actors and actresses use to learn and perform lines

d)

People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play

24.

Dialogue

a)

specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres

b)

Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.

c)

Conversation between two or more characters

d)

people who see the performance

25.

Stage Directions

a)

In parenthesis or italics to give extra information to the actors

b)

specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres

c)

People, animals, or objects who do the acting in a play

d)

major divisions of plot in a play

26.

Aside

a)

A character breaks the fourth wall to interact with the audience

b)

a type (of literature, music, movies, etc.)

c)

an internal or external struggle

d)

the time, date, season, weather, location, historical period

27.

Monologue

a)

Any moveable object that appears on stage during a performance, from a couch to a dresser.

b)

A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly and the other characters may or may not be listening

c)

when the audience knows something the characters do not

d)

specific elements used in a play that make it unique compared to other genres

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