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Elements of Drama
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Parts or elements of a play
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In a "tragedy", the main character may find a happy ending.
False
True
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The purpose of a soliloquy is to...
show the story’s main conflict.
show the sequence of events in a play.
reveals the private thoughts and emotions of that character.
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A "comedy" is...
Any play that has some comedy or funny element.
A group of lines that create a funny scene in a play.
A group of actors that tells humorous stories.
A type of play that often has a happy ending.
4
What is a female performer called in theater?
Actress
Spectator
Actor
Understudy
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A theme which is expressed directly in a work of literature.
Transformation theme.
Stated theme.
Power and corruption.
Implied theme.
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Implied theme is revealed gradually
True
False
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The problem faced by the main characters in a play.
Conflict
Exposition
Rising action
Climax
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Instructions that tell the actors what they are supposed to do during acting:
Scene
director
stage directions
teleprompter
9
In a play, "acts" are smaller than a "scenes"
True
False
10
drama
something female actress like to start
Acting like something hurts but actually doesn't
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on stage
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A tragic hero is
Is often dignified but with a tragic flaw.
A character who is not lucky
A character who actively fights main character.
A character without heroic qualities.
12
The main actor in a play is called
protagonist
antagonist
cast
tragic hero
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the character must struggle with themselves and chooses to avoid the threat
tragedy
irony
conflict
internal conflict
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drama
Acting like something hurts but actually doesn't
something female hose like to start
A dramatic work intended for performance by actors on stage
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Falling action is when
When disagreements arise in the play.
When a character's background is revealed.
When the actions begin to make its way to a resolution.
When characters face a large problem.
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Acting out parts of the play is called
Stage directions
Drama
Acting
Theatricals
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A play written for a theater, has speaking parts and stage directions
Genre
Biography
Drama
Nonfiction
18
Resolution is all of these EXCEPT for
Comes after the rising action.
Also called "denouement"
Where all questions are finally answered.
Final outcome of a story
19
Where would Drama begin?
Ancient Greece
Renaissance
Ancient Egypt
Medieval Times
20
The character against the protagonist in a drama is called
villain
antagonist
cast
tragic hero
21
The text of a drama (play), film or broadcast is the script
False
True
22
Dialogue can be described as...
The directions given to characters
The private ideas or thoughts of a character
The person who tells the story.
Conversation between characters in a literary work.
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In a play, the words spoken by each character are called...
Verses
Prayers
Dialogue
Quotes
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"Stage directions" refers to...
Everything but the sound effects and lighting for a play.
How a character faces a problem
The appearance, props and costumes
25
In a play, an "act" refers to...
A small character who has few lines.
A major part of a drama or play.
When the main character finds the truth.
The character who defies the main character.
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A long speech by a character in a literary work, especially a drama is called...
Dialect
Monologue
Exposition
Soliloquy
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The point of lowest emotional pitch in a story, play or narrative poem.
True
False
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The character must struggle with someone else and cannot avoid the situation and must stay and face the threat
situational irony
rising action
irony
external conflict
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What are the characters called in a play?
Characters
Individuals
Cast
People
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The person who writes the play is called
author
playwright
scriptwriter
dramatist
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A problem between two characters or forces
dispute
strife
conflict
friction
