wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Drama Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The story of the play; progression of the antagonist is:

a)

spectacle

b)

action.

c)

plot.

d)

theme.

e)

diction.

2.

Everything the audience hears in the play: from the words to the music to the sound effects is:

a)

spectacle.

b)

sound.

c)

diction.

3.

The language, style, dialect, rhythm, and actual words of the characters is:

a)

sound.

b)

diction.

c)

spectacle.

4.

The central idea the playwright is exploring that is a truth about life is:

a)

plot.

b)

diction.

c)

spectacle.

d)

action.

e)

theme.

5.

Everything the audience sees: from the scenery, costuming, make-up, stage combat, and choreography is:

a)

action.

b)

spectacle.

c)

diction.

d)

plot.

e)

theme.

6.

The pivotal dramatic moment defined through a decision made and carried out by the protagonist is:

a)

diction.

b)

theme.

c)

plot.

d)

action.

e)

spectacle.

7.

After analyzing the plot pyramid (pictured) for The Princess and the Frog, identify where the missing parts of the story belong.

8.

There are multiple themes in The Princess and the Frog. The theme(s) the animated image is examining & exploring is:

a)

love.

b)

revenge.

c)

survival.

d)

family.

e)

friendship.

9.

Students must first press play to view the ENTIRE video before answering the questions below. According to Aristotle, a theme the song explores is ​ (a)   Raymond singing “Goin’ Down The Bayou,” is an example of ​ (b)   because the audience hears it and ​ (c)   since his accent’s Cajun. The fireflies’ lighting the way down the bayou is both magical & magnificent for the audience to see. This is ​ (d)   at its ​ (e)  

Choose from the below words
friendship.
cruelty.
sound
diction
action
spectacle
best!
worst!
theme
10.

Tiana kisses 💋 the frog 🐸. This is the ​ (a)   of The Princess and the Frog because her ​ (b)   changes the story.

Choose from the below words
action
choice
plot
theme
objective
coercion
compulsion
11.

There are multiple themes in The Princess and the Frog. The theme(s) the animated image is examining & exploring is:

a)

greed.

b)

love.

c)

transformation.

d)

cruelty.

12.

Students must first press play and listen to the audio clip before answering the questions below. After analyzing the audio from The Princess and the Frog, Mama Odie’s accent is determined to be ​ (a)   According to Aristotle, a character’s accent is an example of ​ (b)   and when an audience listens to it, this is ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
Southern/Cajun.
English/cockney.
Aussie/downunder.
diction
sound.
spectacle.
action
13.

After analyzing the graphic organizer above, which of Aristotle’s 6 Elements of Drama is missing?

(a)  

14.

After analyzing the graphic organizer above, which of Aristotle’s Elements of Drama is missing?

(a)  

15.

An ancient Greek philosopher who analyzed plays and created 6 Elements of Drama he defined in his text the Poetics:

a)

Thespis

b)

Euripides

c)

Sophocles

d)

Aristotle

16.

When identifying the ​ (a)   of a play or musical production, it is the ​ (b)   choice that changes the ​ (c)   , and this almost always occurs during the story’s ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
action
protagonist’s
theme
plot
climax.
antagonist’s
deuteragonist’s
exposition.
resolution.
17.

The TWO elements of drama defined by Aristotle that exist ONLY in the theatre arts 🎭, and are NOT found in other forms of literary genres are:

a)

plot

b)

sound

c)

spectacle

d)

theme

e)

diction

18.

The (a)   of a play or musical production is a one-worded life lesson.