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WorksheetsDramatic genre
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 25mins
The basic structural outline of the story. What is the story about?
Plot
Dialogue
Script
Mood
A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play?
monologue
soliloquy
the turning point of the action in the plot of a play and the point of the greatest tension in the work.
climax
comedy
a dramatic work which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance, resulting in a successful or happy conclusion. Comedy can be divided into visual comedy or verbal comedy.
comedy
climax
Name by which the creator of works belonging to the Dramatic genre is known
Writer
Playwright
Poet
It presents an actor who talks his mind loud on stage
Aside
Soliloquy
Satire
Action
A speech made by an actor stage directly to the audience but is intended for himself is known as
Foreshadow
Aside
Irony
Soliloquy
What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?
Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not
Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging
Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance
Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't
What type of drama was least common in ancient Greece?
Comedy
Satyr play
Tragedy
Melodrama
What is the orchestra in ancient Greek theater?
The audience area
The area for actors
The central performance area
The backstage area
What did minstrels perform during the medieval era?
Tragedies
Comedies
Religious plays
Various theatrical acts
What is the primary focus of melodrama?
Humor
Romance
Emotion
Satire
What is a major unit of a drama?
Act
Term
Scene
Script
What are the written pages of a drama or play called?
Term
Script
Act
Scene
What is the term for a smaller division within an act in a play?
Scene
Script
Dialogue
Stage direction
What is the term for the instructions given to the actors and stage crew?
Act
Stage direction
Scene
Script
_______ is a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.
Comedy
Drama
Tragedy
Romantic Comedy
Which part of the theatre served as a backdrop and backstage area?
skene
orchestra
theatron
parodos
What did Ancient Greek theatre originate from?
Storytelling
Art exhibitions
Dance competitions
Religious rituals
Theatre festival held in honor of Diosysus in Athens. Each playwright competing in the festival would submit a trilogy of tragedies and a satyr play.
City Dionysia
Tragos
Tragedy
Satyr Play
Dionysus
An emotional release is called a/an
(a)
The origin of the word "drama" is
dran--meaning "to do"
dram--meaning "exciting"
dran--meaning "to act"
dram--meaning "conflict"
What is the definition of MOOD?
The story of the play.
The emotional feeling of the play.
How a person feels that day.
When you are angry, you are in a "bad mood".
