Elements of Drama - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

__________ indicate what the actors are supposed to do:

Stage directions

Exposition

Dramatic irony

Asides

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A_____________ is the same as a soliloquy.

dialogue

monologue

script

tragedy

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The _____________is the first part of the play.

act

dialogue

exposition

character

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The two main types of drama are __________.

enter and exit.

act and scene.

chorus and aside.

comedy and tragedy.

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

_____ is a stage direction telling a character to come on stage.

Exit

Enter

Aside

Act

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Lines spoken by actors is known as__________.

dialogue

script

comedy

tragedy

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

A major section of a play is called ___________. It is similar to a _________.

a chorus

exposition

a scene

script

an act

chapter in a book

an extra

stage direction

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Other actors are not meant to hear what an actor is saying during ________.

an aside

an act

a monologue

a soliloquy

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The character or group of characters who comment or narrate is called _______.

a character

an extra

the chorus

the singers

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who were the first people to create dramas for the sole purpose of being performed?

Falcons

Russians

Romans

Greeks

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is the main difference between a tragedy and a comedy?

Comedies have no serious scenes, but tragedies do.

Comedies were created earlier than tragedies.

Comedies are meant to be humorous, but tragedies do not have happy endings.

Comedies are meant to have happy endings, and tragedies have nothing happy about them at all.

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is typically included in a script?

The characters and a description of the setting.

The characters with a detailed description of each one.

The stage directions and descriptions of the setting.

The characters, setting, and lines the characters say.

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which best explains the role of an extra?

To perform important lines throughout a playu.

To give asides and monologues throughout the play.

To narrate a play to explain the confusing parts.

To perform minor roles throughout the play.

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Someone who writes plays is called __________.

a playwright

a scribe

a screenplay writer

a poet

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