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Vocabulary: Drama
Vocabulary: Drama
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Elements of Literature, Fourth Course, pgs. 830-833
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1
Which of the following are characteristics of Modern Dramas?
the plot might include flashbacks or thought sequences
all of the above
character development is very important
main characters are rarely kings or queens
2
Lighting affects all elements of a play EXCEPT
costume design
suspense
casting
mood
3
A tragedy ends...
unhappily
ambiguously
after lunch
abruptly
4
What kind of information can be found in the stage directions?
how to deliver a line
the characters' actions
lighting and sound cues
exits and entrances
5
All of the following are tragic flaws common to tragic heroes EXCEPT
rebelliousness
pride
jealousy
compassion
6
According to Robert Anderson, "[Playwrights] hope to reach something universal, something...
mysterious
in everyone's experience
that cannot be broken
everyone knows about
7
T or F? "Set" and "Scene Design" are the same thing.
False
True
8
This can exist between characters who have different goals or within a character.
indigestion
conflict
resolution
complications
9
T or F? Shakespeare was also an actor as well as a playwright.
True
False
10
Which play is NOT one of Shakespeare's plays?
Romeo and Rosalind
Julius Caesar
Antony and Cleopatra
Othello
11
Early plays were written in the fifth century in ancient...
Greece
England
Rome
Italy
12
T or F? Upstage is away from the audience, and downstage is toward the audience.
True
False
13
From Greek, this word means something that involves people "doing things"
comedy
movie
drama
play
14
Why do actors wear costumes? (2 possible answers)
To represent the time period
to make the playwright happy
to connect to the character
to play dress up
15
Just like in a story, the _____________ is when the conflict is resolved and the action ends.
plot twist
tragedy
resolution
conflict
16
All of the following are examples of props EXCEPT
letter
curtains
coffee mug
purse
17
The action that determines how the conflict will be resolved is...
theme
exposition
aside
climax
18
"Proscenium" "Thrust" and "in the round" describe what?
costumes
sets
props
stages
19
Comedy is different from tragedy in all of the following ways EXCEPT
there is a happy ending
gender roles are sometimes reversed
the main character's flaw leads to death
central characters could be anyone
20
According to Robert Anderson, "[In] theatre...when we respond, we respond as...
loudly as possible
an entire species
a group
slaves to our emotions
21
T or F? An "aside" is only ever spoken to the audience. No one on stage "hears."
True
False
22
T or F? Stage left and stage right are the DIRECTOR'S left and right when facing the stage.
True
False
23
What is the difference between a monologue and dialogue?
For dialogue, you can only have two actors onstage.
A monologue is always spoken from offstage. Dialogue is not.
For a monologue, the actor is alone on stage.
A monologue is like a speech and dialogue is conversation.
24
T or F? A monologue and a soliloquy are the same thing.
True
False
25
According to Robert Anderson, "The playwright's final collaborator is...
the director
the house manager
the diva
the audience
