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Drama Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The area behind the stage that the audience can't see

a)

Downstage

b)

Flats

c)

4th Wall

d)

Backstage

2.

The imaginary wall through which the audience views the play

a)

Fourth Wall

b)

Downstage

c)

External Traits

d)

Greenroom

3.

Where the audience sits

a)

Greenroom

b)

Front of House

c)

Offstage

d)

Onstage

4.

A performance using gestures and body movements without words

a)

Project

b)

Pantomime

c)

Run through

d)

Sense Memory

5.

The recorded voice narrating the story

a)

Voice-Over

b)

Wings

c)

Narrator

d)

External Traits

6.

When an actor moves from one side of the stage to the other

a)

Downstage

b)

Cross

c)

Flats

d)

Improvisation

7.

Two actors standing or sitting parallel to each other in a dialogue

a)

Share a scene

b)

Projection

c)

Character Sketch

d)

Body language

8.

The scenery used on stage

a)

Venue

b)

Place

c)

Setting

d)

Props

9.

The series of related events that take place in a play presenting the main story.

a)

Exposition

b)

Scenario

c)

Plot

d)

Falling Action

10.

A play that deal with treating characters and situations in a humorous way

a)

Tragedy

b)

Sketch

c)

Conflict

d)

Comedy

11.

A personal profile required for professional auditions

a)

Call

b)

Audition

c)

Resume

d)

Portfolio

12.

What is ONE etiquette rule you think ALL live performances should have?

4 lines
13.

A beat is

a)

The smallest unit of action / a moment

b)

Punching someone in the face

c)

Doing your makeup very well

d)

What the actor wants

14.

sections of a play with similar settings that make up the story

a)

act

b)

setting

c)

scene

d)

cast

15.

In a play, an act is comprised (made up) of many scenes.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The words in the script that tell the actors what to do on stage are called...

a)

monologues.

b)

stage directions.

c)

dialogues.

d)

cast of characters.

17.

What is the main difference between a tragedy and a comedy?

a)

Comedies have no serious scenes, but tragedies do.

b)

Comedies were created earlier than tragedies.

c)

Comedies are meant to be humorous, but tragedies do not have happy endings.

d)

Comedies are meant to have happy endings, and tragedies have nothing happy about them at all.

18.

What are the different roles in a play called?

a)

Props

b)

Scenes

c)

Cast of characters

d)

Plots

19.

whose perspective we see the story from

a)

audience

b)

point of view

c)

antagonist

d)

protagonist

20.

a story written to be performed

a)

point of view

b)

plot

c)

drama

d)

dialogue

21.

Lines spoken by actors is known as__________.

a)

dialogue

b)

script

c)

comedy

d)

tragedy

22.

people who have a role in a play

a)

cast of characters

b)

plot

c)

script

d)

audience

23.

__________ indicate what the actors are supposed to do:

a)

Stage directions

b)

Exposition

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Asides

24.

The two main types of drama are __________.

a)

enter and exit.

b)

act and scene.

c)

chorus and aside.

d)

comedy and tragedy.

25.

What are the different roles in a play called?

a)

Props

b)

Scenes

c)

Cast of characters

d)

Plots

26.

the good guy

a)

antagonist

b)

dialogue

c)

narrator

d)

protagonist

27.

Look at the image the people on the stage are called ______________.

a)

People

b)

Children

c)

Props

d)

Characters

28.

SET

a)

visible to audience, background and scenery

b)

a major section of a play

29.

The words in the script that tell the actors what to do on stage are called...

a)

monologues.

b)

stage directions.

c)

dialogues.

d)

cast of characters.

30.

THEME

a)

the words actors say in the play

b)

the main lesson or hidden message

31.

SCRIPT

a)

text of the play, which includes lines, and stage directions

b)

the main lesson or hidden message

32.

A play with a sad ending is called a...

a)

drama.

b)

scene.

c)

comedy.

d)

tragedy.

33.

This image shows a _______ between two characters.

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Dialogue

d)

Aside

34.

A play with a happy ending is called a...

a)

drama.

b)

scene.

c)

comedy.

d)

tragedy.