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Dramatic genre

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic structural outline of the story. What is the story about?

a)

Plot

b)

Dialogue

c)

Script

d)

Mood

2.

A long, uninterrupted speech by a character in a play?

a)

monologue

b)

soliloquy

3.
The conversation between two or more characters on stage is known as ________________________.
a)
monologue
b)
dialogue
c)
script
d)
cast of characters
4.
What do you call total environment of the story?
a)
Setting
b)
Character
c)
Mood
d)
Plot
5.

the turning point of the action in the plot of a play and the point of the greatest tension in the work.

a)

climax

b)

comedy

6.

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.

a)

comedy

b)

climax

7.

Name by which the creator of works belonging to the Dramatic genre is known

a)

Writer

b)

Playwright

c)

Poet

8.

It presents an actor who talks his mind loud on stage

a)

Aside

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Satire

d)

Action

9.

A speech made by an actor stage directly to the audience but is intended for himself is known as

a)

Foreshadow

b)

Aside

c)

Irony

d)

Soliloquy

10.

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

a)

Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

b)

Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

c)

Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

d)

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

11.
Comedy reflects on society by...
a)
Making fun of current events 
b)
making fun of possible events 
c)
Making fun of the kid who lost his mind 
d)
making fun of past events 
12.

What type of drama was least common in ancient Greece?

a)

Comedy

b)

Satyr play

c)

Tragedy

d)

Melodrama

13.

What is the orchestra in ancient Greek theater?

a)

The audience area

b)

The area for actors

c)

The central performance area

d)

The backstage area

14.

What did minstrels perform during the medieval era?

a)

Tragedies

b)

Comedies

c)

Religious plays

d)

Various theatrical acts

15.

What is the primary focus of melodrama?

a)

Humor

b)

Romance

c)

Emotion

d)

Satire

16.

What is a major unit of a drama?

a)

Act

b)

Term

c)

Scene

d)

Script

17.

What are the written pages of a drama or play called?

a)

Term

b)

Script

c)

Act

d)

Scene

18.

What is the term for a smaller division within an act in a play?

a)

Scene

b)

Script

c)

Dialogue

d)

Stage direction

19.

What is the term for the instructions given to the actors and stage crew?

a)

Act

b)

Stage direction

c)

Scene

d)

Script

20.

_______ is a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage.

a)

Comedy

b)

Drama

c)

Tragedy

d)

Romantic Comedy

21.

Which part of the theatre served as a backdrop and backstage area?

a)

skene

b)

orchestra

c)

theatron

d)

parodos

22.

What did Ancient Greek theatre originate from?

a)

Storytelling

b)

Art exhibitions

c)

Dance competitions

d)

Religious rituals

23.

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.

a)

City Dionysia

b)

Tragos

c)

Tragedy

d)

Satyr Play

e)

Dionysus

24.

An emotional release is called a/an

(a)  

25.

The origin of the word "drama" is

a)

dran--meaning "to do"

b)

dram--meaning "exciting"

c)

dran--meaning "to act"

d)

dram--meaning "conflict"

26.
A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.
a)
resolution and climax
b)
climax and resolution
c)
more falling action
d)
dialogue and setting
27.
The beginning of the story is known as-
a)
climax
b)
resolution
c)
rising action
d)
exposition
28.
____________ is how the writer shapes the things that happen in the story of the drama or play. 
a)
Dialogue tags
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Soliloquy
d)
Dramatic Structure
29.

What is the definition of MOOD?

a)

The story of the play.

b)

The emotional feeling of the play.

c)

How a person feels that day.

d)

When you are angry, you are in a "bad mood".