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What is the primary purpose of drama?
to help readers visualize the text
to tell a compelling story
to allow actors to perform in front of a live audience
to tell stories from the past
How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.
Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.
Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.
Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.
Which of the following elements are unique to drama?
characters, stage directions, scenes
conflict, setting, characters
stage directions, scenes, monologue
dialogue, plot, setting
What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?
Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.
Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.
Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels.
Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.
Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?
to provide information about the time period in which a play is set
to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken
to provide information about how the play should look to the audience
to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play
Types of Drama include:
stage plays
radio plays
movies
television programs
all of the above
----- are a playwright's written instructions about how actors should move and behave. They also explain how the stage should look and where props (items used in the play) are located.
scenes
stage directions
monologue
soliloquy
aside
A ______ is a section in a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time. Some plays have only one _____ and take place over a short amount of time. Other plays have several ______ and take place over a longer period of time.
scenes
stage directions
monologue
soliloquy
aside
A ----------- is a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
scenes
stage directions
monologue
soliloquy
aside
A special kind of monologue is a--------------—a speech by a character alone on stage, whose words reveal what he or she is thinking or feeling.
scenes
stage directions
monologue
soliloquy
aside
In an --------, a character makes a brief remark, either to the audience or to another character, that others on stage do not hear.
scenes
stage directions
monologue
soliloquy
aside
A -------- is the series of related events that make up a story.
Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. ------can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. The ------ can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many ----------- or just a few.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
------- is the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have -------, it is central to drama, because the audience follows the events by watching what characters say and do.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
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