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Drama: History and Terms
Drama: History and Terms
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Who is in a play
Lizards
Teachers
Characters
Students
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when and where a play's story takes place
setting
time
place
location
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How can you tell the difference between stage directions and actors' lines?
lines always have a person by them
you can't
by saying them aloud
directions are usually set apart by italics or parenthesis
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Which type of IRONY is found most often in plays?
none of the above
verbal
situational
dramatic
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Drama can be plays, puppet shows, song, and
dinner
dance
None of the above
rap
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A drama that is funny is a
drama
comedy
tragedy
funny drama
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What is a SOLILOQUY?
speech where a character speaks alone
a long bit of silence
a fight onstage
singing
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Plays are written in a special form to help you picture what is on
floor
table
stage
desk
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A drama that is sad is a
comedy
sad drama
tragedy
drama
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Why were the first dramas created?
for entertainment
for honoring the gods
for learning
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Drama stories can be acted out in front of
Desks
Buildings
Audiences
People
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What are actors and actresses called?
thespians
losers
movie stars
by their names
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What is a MONOLOGUE
a part where an actor has to be silent
useless
long and boring
long speech given to other characters
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A play's main divisions are called
acts
books
poems
chapters
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Stage direction tells the actors
say their lines
to leave
where to go
how to move
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What is an ASIDE?
the bad seats next to the stage
the area next to the curtain
where the character speaks to the audience (privately)
a person that comes up from the side of the stage
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What are the smaller divisions of a play called?
stanzas
pages
actors
scenes
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When did theater take a huge jump in popularity?
with the creation of Broadway
with Shakespeare
when movies came out
never...
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The actors are all members of the _________.
faculty
crew
team
cast
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Who tells you what is happening in the story?
interpreter
narrator
teacher
mother
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What is Drama?
Stories to read
Boring
A form of poetry
Stories meant to be seen and heard
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Drama and theater originated in ______.
Ancient Greece (2000 BC +)
England with Shakespeare (1400s)
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How do plays usually get most of their information across to their audiences?
dialogue
program
stage directions
settings
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During the Middle Ages, plays were mostly about ...
suspense and mystery
religious themes
love and hate
family issues
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What do stories and plays have in common?
settings
plots
characters
literary devices
