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- 1. Multiple ChoiceHow an actor dresses to express the personality, era, and type of character that is being portrayed is called the:propspropagandacostumecustomary
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the setting?Live at Morgan State UniversityLive At ForestbrookLive At Texas StateLive At Jackson State - 3. Multiple ChoiceMajor division of a playantagonistactbitburlesque
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an act ?hyperboleMain section of the playLive at Morgan stateLive at Jackson state
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA monologue is...A conversation between charactersSmall movable objectsPrivate thoughts said out loud by one characterThe hero's goal or job
- 6. Multiple ChoiceA drama where the main character dies is called a...Sad storyDramaTragedyCoincidence
- 7. Multiple ChoicePerson telling the story.NarratorClownMonologueDialogue
- 8. Multiple ChoiceConversation between two characters is called...A monologueA discussionA diologueA quotation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceDescribes the characters and help you understand what the characters are thinking or feeling.PropsMovementRulesStage Directions
- 10. Multiple ChoiceHow are drama and other forms of literature similar?They contain the same structure and point-of-view.They contain characters, plot, setting, themes, conflict and literary devices.They contain a cast of characters and dialogue.They are published in a newspaper format.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following can be found within a script?Acts and scenesDialogueSetting descriptionAll of the above
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of drama contains humor, mocks people and situations and ends happily, often with a marriage or big problem solved?TragedyRomanceDramaComedy
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of drama contains the downfall of the main character, focuses on human suffering and presents the protagonist with one or more catastrophes?DramaTragedyRomanceComedy
- 14. Multiple Choicea conversation between two or more characters where words are spoken and information is given.MonologueDialogueFoilSoliloquy
- 15. Multiple Choicea speech made by one character that tells information to the audience.DialogueDramaFoilMonologue
- 16. Multiple Choicea monologue that states the inner feelings and thoughts of a character.MonologueDialogueSoliloquyScene
- 17. Multiple ChoiceStage directiona major division of a play, like parts of a book.a minor division of the play, like chapters.list of people who perform in the play-includes descriptions and motivations.information given in dialogue or at the beginning that explains to the performers and audience how the play should be performed.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCast of Characterslist of people who perform in the play-includes descriptions and motivations.information given in dialogue or at the beginning that explains to the performers and audience how the play should be performed.a character who has the opposite characteristics of the protagonist in order to highlight their good qualities.a speech made by one character that tells information to the audience.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe problem, or struggle that the characters face is...The expositionThe conclusionThe conflictThe setting
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSomebody talking to him/herself to reveal their thoughts or feelings is a _______.SoliloquyMonologueSpeechDialogue
- 21. Multiple ChoiceLines that are spoke by a character directly to the audience are called a/anMonologueSoliloquyAsideRant
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhen the audience or reader knows something that the characters in the story do not knowDramatic ironyMonologueSceneSoliloquy
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat do the stage directions tell the reader?what to dowhere to gowhat is on the stageall of the above
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe development and portrayal of a personality through thought, action, dialogue, costuming, and makeupcharacterizationarticulationdialoguerehearsal
- 25. Multiple ChoiceSceneThe main sections of the dramaThe time and location of the dramaSmaller sections within the act
- 26. Multiple ChoiceActThe main sections of a dramaTime and location the drama takes placeWords spoken by the cast or the narrator
- 27. Multiple ChoiceA/An __________ is a story written to be performed in front of an audience.dialogueactscenedrama
- 28. Multiple ChoiceFurniture or objects placed on stage during a performance are called ___________.propscharactersplotdialogue
- 29. Multiple ChoiceThe words that characters say are called _________.stage directionsdialoguedramascene
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe _________ is the sequence of events in a play.actscenestage directionsplot
- 31. Multiple Choice___________ are the actors or actresses performing the play.dialougepropsdramacharacters
- 32. Multiple ChoiceThe time and location where the action takes place.DialogueSettingStage DirectionsAct
- 33. Multiple ChoiceDirections telling characters how to speak or act;directions telling how sound, lighting, or props are used.ActOrderElements of DramaStage Directions
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThe ______ ______ includes all the events that lead to the climax. The author develops the characters, and the conflict becomes more apparent.ClimaxFalling ActionDon't PressRising Action
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe ______ is the turning point of the story. This is when the tension and conflict is at its height, and the events take a dramatic turn.SandwichClimaxResolutionExposition
- 36. Multiple ChoiceTo read with appropriate "expression, pronunciations, and stress" to emphasize certain words and how they interpreted.emotionprosodyfluencycomprehension
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe problem, or struggle that the characters face is...the exposition.the conclusion.the conflict.
- 38. Multiple ChoiceAnother name for the dramatist who writes the drama is...the playwriter.the play author.the playwright.
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe descriptions of the characters, settings, and instructions of what is done in the drama can be found in...the script.the dialogue.the stage directions.
- 40. Multiple ChoiceMoveable items that help an actor's actions look realistic are called...scenery.props.gear.
- 41. Multiple ChoiceA "soliloquy" and an "aside" are different from a "monologue" because they are...quietly spoken off-stage.both discussions between two characters.spoken directly to the audience.
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe fictional people you meet in a drama are...the characters.the dialogue.the setting.
- 43. Multiple ChoiceDrama is...a story that always takes place in the past.a true story about someone's life.a story that is performed for an audience.
- 44. Multiple ChoiceDramaa short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plota story written to be acted for an audiencea writer or speaker says one thing, but really means something completely differentcharacter who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this way
- 45. Multiple ChoiceDramatic Ironycharacter who is used as a contrast to another character; writer sets off/intensifies the qualities of 2 characters this wayhumor added that lessens the seriousness of a plotthe audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not knowtwo consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme; couplets often signal the EXIT of a character or end of a scene
- 46. Multiple ChoiceMonologuea speech by one character in a playa short introduction at the beginning of a play that gives a brief overview of the plotan unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloudwords that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstage
- 47. Multiple ChoiceSililoquythe audience or reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not knowcharacter who changes as a result of the story’s eventsan unusually long speech in which a character who is on stage alone expresses his or her thoughts aloud“unrhymed”-no rhyme at the end of lines
- 48. Multiple ChoiceAsidepoetry written in unrhymed iambic pentametera combination of contradictory termswords that are spoken by a character in a play to the audience or to another character but that are not supposed to be overheard by the others onstagea play on the multiple meanings of a word, or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings
- 49. Multiple ChoiceWhich type of drama contains the downfall of the main character, focuses on human suffering and presents the protagonist with one or more catastrophes?DramaTragedyRomanceComedy
- 50. Multiple Choicebasic sequence of events in a storyExposition/ introductionResolutionPlotDialogue
- 51. Multiple Choicegives details about characters and setting: the main problem or conflict is introduced.ConflictClimaxIntroduction/ ExpositionFalling action
- 52. Multiple Choiceopposition of persons or forces that bring dramatic action; central idea to the plot of the storyInternal conflictConflictRising actionFalling action
- 53. Multiple Choicepart of the story that develops problem/ conflict through a series of events that build interest and/ or suspenseFalling ActionResolution/ DenouementExternal ConflictRising Action
- 54. Multiple Choiceevents after the climaxFalling ActionRising ActionClimaxExposition/ Introduction
- 55. Multiple Choiceconclusion to story that reveals solution to problem/ conflict; not all stories have a clear resolutionResolution/ DenouementExposition/ IntroductionRising ActionFalling Action
- 56. Multiple Choiceplay for theater, radio, or televisionPlotClimaxDramaInternal Conflict
- 57. Multiple Choicewhat the actors wearpropscostumessettingscene
- 58. Multiple Choiceseries of events in a dramaplotsetscenedrama
- 59. Multiple Choicethe actors use these items to make the drama believableactorsdramapropsset
- 60. Multiple Choicethe time and placesettingsetplotdrama
- 61. Multiple Choicethe person who wrote the playdramadialogueplaywrightprops
- 62. Multiple Choicea story told through words, actions and is meant to be performed for an audienceplay or dramacast of charactersactorsscene
- 63. Multiple Choicecharacters in the playdialogueactors or actressesplaywrightscript
- 64. Multiple ChoiceAt the beginning of the play, the playwright lists and sometimes describes who is in the play.dialoguesetscenecast of characters
- 65. Multiple Choice"Exit stage left"...this is an example oflinesstage directionscast of charactersdialogue
- 66. Multiple ChoiceSmall, movable objects used to show the actor's actions are...SetsActsScenesProps
- 67. Multiple ChoiceA drama where the main character dies is called a...Sad storyDramaTragedyCoincidence
- 68. Multiple ChoiceA story with a happy ending that uses humor is a...DramaTragedyComedyExpository
- 69. Multiple ChoiceSomebody talking to him/herself to reveal their thoughts or feelings is a _______.SoliloquyMonologueSpeechDialogue
- 70. Multiple ChoiceThe problem, or struggle that the characters face is...The expositionThe conclusionThe conflictThe setting
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