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Elements of Drama Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of a soliloquy?

a)

A conversation between two characters

b)

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

c)

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

d)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

2.

Who is responsible for writing a screenplay?

a)

Cast of characters

b)

Stage directions

c)

Screenwriter

d)

Playwright

3.

What is the purpose of stage directions in a play?

a)

To give extra information to the actors

b)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

c)

To provide a list of all the characters in a play

d)

To divide the play into major sections

4.

What is the invisible wall in a stage?

a)

The wall that separates the stage from the audience

b)

The wall that separates the stage into major sections

c)

The wall that separates the stage from the other characters

d)

The wall that separates the stage from the backstage

5.

What is the definition of a monologue?

a)

A conversation between two characters

b)

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

c)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

d)

A solitary speech in which the actor is speaking uninterruptedly

6.

What is the purpose of an aside in a play?

a)

To divide the play into major sections

b)

To provide a list of all the characters in a play

c)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

d)

To give extra information to the actors

7.

What is the definition of a tragedy?

a)

A conversation between two characters

b)

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

c)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

d)

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

8.

What is the purpose of a script in a play?

a)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

b)

To provide the written text of a play

c)

To give extra information to the actors

d)

To provide a list of all the characters in a play

9.

What is the definition of situational irony?

a)

When a situation turns out differently than expected

b)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

c)

When the audience knows something the characters do not

d)

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

10.

What is the purpose of a cast of characters in a play?

a)

To provide a list of all the characters in a play

b)

To give extra information to the actors

c)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

d)

To divide the play into major sections

11.

What is the definition of a comedy?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

d)

A conversation between two characters

12.

What is the purpose of acts in a play?

a)

To provide the written text of a play

b)

To divide the play into major sections

c)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

d)

To give extra information to the actors

13.

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

a)

When a situation turns out differently than expected

b)

A play where the plot was intended to be comical

c)

When the audience knows something the characters do not

d)

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

14.

What is the purpose of a playwright in a play?

a)

To give extra information to the actors

b)

To provide a list of all the characters in a play

c)

To write plays

d)

To break the fourth wall and interact with the audience

15.

What are the major sections of a play called?

a)

Stage directions

b)

Characters

c)

Acts

d)

Scenes

16.

What do you call a conversation between two or more characters?

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

allegory

17.

A story whose characters and/or setting is used symbolically to represent something else and teach a lesson.

a)

allusion

b)

drama

c)

allegory

d)

tragedy

18.

What do you call smaller sections of a play?

a)

acts

b)

scripts

c)

scenes

d)

props

19.

What do you call a piece of literature that is meant to be performed?

a)

poem

b)

comedy

c)

novel

d)

drama

20.

What do you call the people, animals, or objects that do the acting in a play?

a)

characters

b)

stage directions

c)

scripts

d)

props