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Drama Elements & Aristotle

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a conversation between characters in a play?

a)

Dialogue

b)

Narrative

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Monologue

2.

Who is known as the Greek philosopher who wrote about drama and theatre?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Socrates

c)

Plato

d)

Homer

3.

What are the spoken thoughts of a character in a play that are heard by the audience but not by other characters?

a)

Monologues

b)

Asides

c)

Whispers

d)

Dialogues

4.

What are the objects used on stage by actors during a performance?

a)

Costumes

b)

Sound effects

c)

Props

d)

Lighting

5.

Which Greek philosopher's theories on drama and theatre are still studied today?

a)

Socrates

b)

Aristotle

c)

Plato

d)

Homer

6.

What are the key components that make up a modern theatre production?

a)

music, choreography, makeup, stage manager, marketing, concessions

b)

script, actors, director, set design, lighting design, sound design, costumes, props, audience

7.

Who is responsible for writing the dialogue and actions in a play?

a)

Playwright

b)

Lighting technician

c)

Costume designer

d)

Director

8.

What is the term for a speech given by a character alone on stage?

a)

soliloquy

b)

prologue

c)

dialogue

d)

monologue

9.

What is the term for the written text of a play?

a)

narrative

b)

dialogue

c)

manuscript

d)

script

10.

What is the term for a person who tells the story in a play or performance?

a)

narrator

b)

speaker

c)

commentator

d)

orator

11.

What is the term for the different parts of a play that indicate a change in time or location?

a)

chapter

b)

scene

c)

act

d)

segment

12.

What is the term for a character speaking their thoughts aloud, regardless of other characters hearing?

a)

monologue

b)

prologue

c)

soliloquy

d)

dialogue

13.

What is the term for the person who creates the script for a play?

a)

composer

b)

director

c)

screenwriter

d)

playwright

14.

What is the term for the people who watch a play or performance?

a)

crowd

b)

audience

c)

spectators

d)

viewers

15.

How many elements of drama did Aristotle identify?

(a)  

16.

The Greek philosopher who mentioned six important things that a good drama should possess.

a)

Aristotle

b)

Aristocrat

c)

Socrates

d)

Hippocrates

17.

Element of drama that means or indicates some kind of struggle or competition

a)

Conflict

b)

Climax

c)

Setting

d)

Plot

18.

These are guidelines, suggestions given by the dramatists in the script of the play

a)

Stage Directions

b)

Dialogues

c)

Conversations

d)

Playwrights