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Drama 8- Dramatic Structure Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the sequence of the events that take place in a story

a)

Arc

b)

Plot

c)

Tactic

d)

Dramatic Structure

2.

refers to the plot structure of a play including the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Storyline

d)

Dramatic Structure

3.

the portion of a story that introduces important information to the audience (ex. setting, events that happened in the past, characters, flashbacks, etc.)

a)

Tactic

b)

Objective

c)

Exposition

d)

Resolution

4.
  • the thing that shakes up our protagonist’s world and sets the story in motion.

a)

Inciting Incident

b)

Rising Action

c)

Exposition

d)

Climax

5.
  • the events that happen in a story on the way to the climax

a)

Inciting Incident

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Tactic

6.

the shift in a story. The highest point of the narrative

a)

Conflict

b)

Rising Action

c)

Objective

d)

Climax

7.
  • the event following the climax of the story before the resolution

a)

Falling Action

b)

Turning Point

c)

Obstacle

d)

Rising Action

8.

the final part of a story where the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

a)

Objective

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Exposition

9.

an action or strategy carefully planned to reach a specific ending in the story

a)

Objective

b)

Obstacle

c)

Tactic

d)

Plot

10.

the goal intended to be attained

a)

Resolution

b)

Tactic

c)

Obstacle

d)

Objective

11.

the thing that stands in the way of the objective

a)

Obstacle

b)

Falling Action

c)

Inciting Incident

d)

Tactic

12.

Exposition is the ....?

a)

Setting of the play

b)

Background story that the audience needs to know.

c)

Things that must be introduced so the audience understands the plot.

d)

ALL of the ABOVE

13.

Climax of the play is the ...?

a)

High point

b)

Low point

c)

Where conflicts get resolved.

d)

Beginning

14.

areas of the stage are always...

a)

highlighted in a script

b)

from the actor's pov

c)

written in capital letters and centered at the top of the script

d)

from the audience's pov

15.

What areas of the stage are missing from the chart?

a)

Downstage Right, Backstage, Stage Left

b)

Downstage Right, Center Stage, Stage Left

c)

Downstage Right, Upstage, Stage Left

d)

Stage Right, Center Stage, Stage Left

16.

When discussing areas of the stage, Upstage describes...

a)

The area above the stage

b)

The area of the stage closest to the audience

c)

The area behind the stage

d)

The area of the stage furthest from the audience

17.

When discussing areas of the stage, Downstage describes...

a)
the area of the stage that is closest to the audience
b)
the backstage area where actors prepare
c)
the center of the stage
d)

the area of the stage that is furthest from the audience

18.

What's missing from this chart?

a)

Exposition, Climax, Resolution

b)

Exposition, Inciting Incident, Climax, Resolution

c)

Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax

d)

Exposition, Objective, Obstacle, Resolution

19.

Stage Directions can be distinguished by...

a)

Through an *asterisk

b)

Capital letters at the centre of the page

c)

Capital letters on the edge of the page

d)

Italics or brackets

20.

What areas of the stage are missing?

a)

Downstage Right, Stage Right, Upstage Right

b)

Downstage Right, Downstage, Downstage Left

c)

Upstage Right, Upstage, Upstage Left

d)

Downstage Left, Downstage, Downstage Right

21.

What's missing from this chart?

a)

Literally Nothing

b)

Inciting Incident

c)

Conflict

d)

Inciting Incident, Falling Action