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