Elements of drama

Question 1

In drama, what are the main units of action called?

Accepted Answer

Acts

Question 2

Which of the following is meant to be performed live on a stage?

Accepted Answer

Theatrical drama

Question 3

Who is the author of a play?

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Playwright

Question 4

Type of drama that has a happy ending

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Comedy

Question 5

Reveals the character's private thoughts

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Aside

Question 6

What are the small movable objects that actors use called?

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Props

Question 7

When the main character ends up dead or has a horrible loss

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Tragedy

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an element unique to drama?

Accepted Answer

Props

Question 9

An analogy is a comparison between 4 things that are similar in some way

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

When someone says something but means the opposite

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Verbal irony

Question 11

The highlighted words below are examples of what element of drama?

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Stage directions

Question 12

The setting of a play is called the ....

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Set

Question 13

This is an example of what element of drama?

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Set/Scenery

Question 14

What do we call the people in the image below?

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Actors

Question 15

What are two types of drama?

Accepted Answer

Tragedy & Comedy

Question 16

What makes drama unique from other literature?

Accepted Answer

It's performed in front of an audience

Question 17

Irony is...

Accepted Answer

a contrast between expectation and reality

Question 18

In the image below, where is "upstage" located?

Accepted Answer

D

Question 19

What is a long dramatic speech spoken by one actor that reveals inner thoughts and feelings?

Accepted Answer

Soliloquy

Question 20

The lead character in a movie sees an old man creeping up behind an innocent lady. The lady turns around and stabs him.

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Situational irony

Question 21

Which refers to the words spoken between two or more characters?

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Dialogue

Question 22

Monologues are a speech that a character gives alone on stage.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Brief remark to the audience or to another character

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Aside

Question 24

Soliloquies occur when a character speaks to others in a moment of deep emotion.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 25

A play based on real-life events that compare the current events with past events

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History

Question 26

Written instructions about how actors should move and behave

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Stage directions

Question 27

Any work meant to be performed for an audience is...

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Drama

Question 28

Section in a play in which all of the events occur in one place at a time.

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Scene

Question 29

Stage directions are written as information in angle brackets.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

The tragic hero is the...

Accepted Answer

main character

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Elements of drama

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