Drama

Question 1

What is drama?

Answer 1

A story written to be performed by actors for an audience.

Question 2

What are the main formats of drama?

Answer 2

Film, television show, stage play.

Question 3

How is most of a drama told?

Answer 3

Through the characters’ words.

Question 4

What are the elements of drama?

Answer 4

• cast of characters
• act
• scene
• setting
• dialogue
• stage directions

Question 5

Define ‘cast of characters’ in drama.

Answer 5

The performers in a drama.

Question 6

What is an act in drama?

Answer 6

The main divisions of a drama.

Question 7

What is a scene in drama?

Answer 7

The smaller divisions within an act.

Question 8

What does the setting refer to in a drama?

Answer 8

The place and time where the action takes place.

Question 9

What is dialogue in drama?

Answer 9

The lines spoken by the characters.

Question 10

What are stage directions?

Answer 10

Directions telling characters how to speak or act; how sound, lighting, and props are used.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The setting creates the _______ of the drama.

Answer 11

[mood]

Question 12

What is the plot of a drama?

Answer 12

A series of events where the characters try to solve a problem or attain a goal.

Question 13

How does the plot unfold in a drama?

Answer 13

Over the course of one or more acts.

Question 14

What typically indicates a change in setting, characters, or plot?

Answer 14

Acts and scenes.

Question 15

What are critical incidents in the plot?

Answer 15

Events that move the action forward or trigger a character to make a decision.

Question 16

True or False: The setting has no impact on the characters or the plot.

Answer 16

False

Question 18

What is the exposition in a drama?

Answer 18

The exposition introduces the characters, setting, and conflict.

Question 19

What is the climax in a plot?

Answer 19

The climax is the turning point in the plot when the conflict is at its highest.

Question 20

What is the falling action in a plot?

Answer 20

The falling action is the part of the plot that leads to the resolution.

Question 21

What is the resolution in a plot?

Answer 21

The resolution is how the conflict is or is not resolved.

Question 22

What is dialogue?

Answer 22

The lines spoken between two or more people in a drama.

Question 23

How does dialogue contribute to character development?

Answer 23

Dialogue reveals aspects of a character’s personality, education, background, or nationality.

Question 24

What is an idiom?

Answer 24

An idiom is a common phrase that has a different meaning than the meaning of its individual words.

Question 25

What is an adage?

Answer 25

An adage is an old saying that expresses a general truth about life.

Answer 26

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Question 27

What is a monologue?

Answer 27

A speech given by one actor.

Question 28

What is a soliloquy?

Answer 28

A speech in which a character reveals his or her thoughts and feelings to the audience but not to other characters.

Question 29

What is an aside?

Answer 29

A comment made to the audience that is not heard by the other characters.

Question 30

What is dramatic irony?

Answer 30

Dramatic irony is created when the audience knows more than one or more of the characters do.

Question 31

What is verbal irony?

Answer 31

Verbal irony is when a character says the opposite of what he or she really means.

Question 32

What is the theme of a drama?

Answer 32

The central message the author wants to convey to readers.

Question 33

How can the theme in a drama be identified?

Answer 33

The theme may be alluded to in the title and at the beginning of the play.

Question 34

What should you pay attention to when reading a drama?

Answer 34

Pay attention to all its parts, including dialogue and stage directions.

Question 35

What is antiquated language?

Answer 35

Language that was used in the past.

Question 36

What are examples of antiquated words?

Answer 36

Words like 'thou' and 'thee' are antiquated words for the pronoun 'you'.

Question 37

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the turning point in the plot.

Answer 37

[climax]

Question 38

Fill in the blank: An _______ is a common phrase that has a different meaning than the meaning of its individual words.

Answer 38

[idiom]