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Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for the following definition? A story written to be played out on the stage.

a)

Drama

b)

Novel

c)

Poem

d)

Essay

2.

What is the term for the following definition? To do or to act.

a)

Drama

b)

Comedy

c)

Tragedy

d)

Poetry

3.

What is the term for the following definition? The term used to cover all parts of training or instruction in the field of theatre.

a)

Theatre arts

b)

Stagecraft

c)

Dramaturgy

d)

Playwriting

4.

What is the term for the following definition? A written copy of the dialogue that the actors will speak.

a)

Script

b)

Stage

c)

Director

d)

Prop

5.

What is the term for the following definition? The personality an actor portrays in a scene or play that is different from his or her own personality.

a)

Character

b)

Director

c)

Script

d)

Stage

6.

What is the term for the following definition? Males or females playing character roles.

a)

Actors

b)

Directors

c)

Playwrights

d)

Stagehands

7.

What is the term for the following definition? An actor's assumed behavior for the purpose of projecting a character to an audience.

a)

Acting

b)

Directing

c)

Scriptwriting

d)

Stage managing

8.

What is the term for the following definition? A story in dialogue form to be acted out by actors before a live audience.

a)

Play

b)

Novel

c)

Poem

d)

Essay

9.

What is the term for the following definition? The special literary style in which plays are written.

a)

Dramatic structure

b)

Narrative voice

c)

Epic poetry

d)

Prose style

10.

What is the term for the following definition? The conversation between actors on the stage.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Stage Direction

11.

What is the term for the following definition? One who writes plays.

a)

Playwright

b)

Novelist

c)

Director

d)

Poet

12.

What is the term for the following definition? The writing or performing of plays, as well as the formal study of the art form.

a)

Theatre

b)

Sculpture

c)

Photography

d)

Architecture

13.

What is the term for the following definition? Repeated action that becomes a custom or ceremony.

a)

Ritual

b)

Habit

c)

Tradition

d)

Routine

14.

What is the term for the following definition? The special interactive and "live" relationship that exists between the performers and the audience, connecting and bonding them into a team.

a)

Player-audience relationship

b)

Stage direction

c)

Script analysis

d)

Technical rehearsal