If a drama critic calls a play a "cathartic experience," what is she saying?

The play makes the audience care about the characters

Actors are sometimes called "thespians." What can you infer about this term?

From "Thespia,"the Ancient Greek goddess of drama

Which of these lines of dialogue sounds the most realistic?

"Ahh! Get that snake away from me!"

Which of the following examples shows dialogue with a speech tag?

"These pretzels are making me thirsty," Rita said.

Which of the following is an opinion about drama?

Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in history

King Lear suffers through horrible events. What can you infer about the cause of these events?

They are caused by his own errors in judgement

What is the major difference between tragedy & comedy?

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

If you're writing prose with dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?

Whenever a different character begins speaking

Which of the following statements is true?

Shakespeare's characters speak in high poetic language

A person's or character's exact words

If you went to a play written by Henrik Ibsen, what could you expect to see?

Realistic characters dealing with real-world problems

What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?

Readers would be confused over who's speaking

If you lived in Ancient Athens and wanted to see a play, where would you go?

to a festival honoring the god Dionysus

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1
What is the most common example of a tragic flaw?
Nearsightedness
Excessive pride
A lack of trust in one's friends
Having a bad temper
2
What can you infer about dialogue in comic books?
It rarely includes slang words
It rarely advances the plot
It rarely represents a character's exact words
It rarely includes speech tags
3
If a drama critic calls a play a "cathartic experience," what is she saying?
The playwright is a young talent
The play makes the audience care about the characters
The play is long and boring
The play contains a lot of singing and dancing
4
In which of the following might you find dialogue presented in word balloons?
Screenplay
War and Peace novel
Spiderman comic book
Newspaper
5
Actors are sometimes called "thespians." What can you infer about this term?
From "Thespis," the first Ancient Greece actor
From "Thespia,"the Ancient Greek goddess of drama
From the Greek island of Thespos, where dramas started
From the Thespian club, a famous Shakespeare theatre
6
Which of these lines of dialogue sounds the most realistic?
"I do not wish to touch or handle snakes."
"Ahh! Get that snake away from me!"
"Touching snakes is anathema to my nature."
"I am opposed to the idea of touching snakes."
7
What word best describes kabuki theater?
International
Modern
Universal
Unrealistic
8
Which of the following examples shows dialogue with a speech tag?
"These pretzels are making me thirsty."
RITA: These pretzels are making me thirsty.
Rita mentioned that the pretzels were making her thirsty.
"These pretzels are making me thirsty," Rita said.
9
If you saw dialogue centered under a character's name, what would you probably be reading?
A screenplay
A comic book
A newspaper article
A novel
10
Which of the following terms best describes how dialogue should sound?
Fantastic
Authentic
Poetic
Vulgar
11
Which of the following is an opinion about drama?
TV shows are considered forms of drama
Tragedies almost always have stories about nobility
Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in history
The history of drama goes back 2,500 years
12
King Lear suffers through horrible events. What can you infer about the cause of these events?
They are caused by events beyond his control
They are caused by his own errors in judgement
They are caused by the will of the gods
They are caused by the characters around him
13
Which punctuation marks indicates that dialogue is occurring in a work of prose?
Quotation marks
Anpersand
Comma
Hashtag
14
What is the major difference between tragedy & comedy?
Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not
Comedies have elaborate plots & costumes; tragedies don't
Comedies began in Ancient Greece; Tragedies from Renaissance
Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't
15
If you're writing prose with dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?
At the end of every sentence
Before every speech tag
After every comma
Whenever a different character begins speaking
16
Which of the following statements is true?
Shakespeare's plays were only popular w/ the rich & educated
Shakespeare's plays are rarely performed today
Shakespeare's characters speak in high poetic language
Most of Shakespeare's plays originnaly opened on Broadway
17
What is dialogue?
A description of a person or character's appearance
A summary of a person's or character's words
A person's or character's exact words
A description of a person or character's thoughts
18
If you went to a play written by Henrik Ibsen, what could you expect to see?
Dialogue & situations that are purposely artificial
Realistic characters dealing with real-world problems
Kings or nobles suffering through terrible events
Characters expressing themselves through song & dance
19
What might happen if prose writers did not include speech tags along with their dialogue?
They'd have to use word balloons instead
Quotation marks would not be necessary
Readers would be confused over who's speaking
The dialogue would not be the person or character's words
20
If you lived in Ancient Athens and wanted to see a play, where would you go?
To the temple of Zeus
to a festival honoring the god Dionysus
To your local theater
To the Parthenon

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