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Drama Unit Pre-Assessment
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Elements of Drama Pre-Assessment
Question 1
1.
FIRST Name
Question 2
2.
LAST Name
Question 3
3.
Block
A
C
D
Question 4
4.
Question 5
5.
2. A kind of literature that is written to be performed by actors for an audience is a...
A
novel
Question 6
6.
3. In a drama, the plot and characters are developed primarily through...
A
cheers from the audience
Question 7
7.
Question 8
8.
Question 9
9.
Question 10
10.
Question 11
11.
Question 12
12.
Question 13
13.
Question 14
14.
Question 15
15.
Question 16
16.
Question 17
17.
14. How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
Question 18
18.
15. What is the primary purpose of drama?
A
to help readers visualize the text
Question 19
19.
16. Which of the following elements are unique to drama?
A
characters, stage directions, scenes
Question 20
20.
17. What is the difference between dialogue and monologue?
Question 21
21.
18. Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?
1. There are FIVE stages of plot. Choose them from the list below:
A
Soliliquoy
B
Falling Action
C
Resolution
D
Exposition
E
Monologue
F
Stage Directions
G
Rising Action
H
Climax/Turning Point
B
story
C
informational text
D
drama
B
text features
C
dialogue and action
D
unique stanzas
4. Plot is...
A
a series of related events that make up a story.
B
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
C
the time and place in which a story occurs.
D
a person or an animal in a literary work.
E
the words characters speak.
5. A character is...
A
a series of related events that make up a story.
B
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
C
the time and place in which a story occurs.
D
a person or an animal in a literary work.
E
the words characters speak.
6. Conflict is...
A
a series of related events that make up a story.
B
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
C
the time and place in which a story occurs.
D
a person or an animal in a literary work.
E
the words characters speak.
7. Dialogue is...
A
a series of related events that make up a story.
B
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
C
the time and place in which a story occurs.
D
a person or an animal in a literary work.
E
the words characters speak.
8. Setting is...
A
a series of related events that make up a story.
B
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
C
the time and place in which a story occurs.
D
a person or an animal in a literary work.
E
the words characters speak.
9. The definition of an
aside
is...
A
written instructions about how actors should move and behave.
B
a section of a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time.
C
a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
D
a special type of speech when a character is alone on stage and whose words reveal what he or she is thinking.
E
a character makes a brief remark to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage do not hear.
10. The definition of
stage directions
is...
A
written instructions about how actors should move and behave.
B
a section of a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time.
C
a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
D
a special type of speech when a character is alone on stage and whose words reveal what he or she is thinking.
E
a character makes a brief remark to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage do not hear.
11. The definition of
a monologue
is...
A
written instructions about how actors should move and behave.
B
a section of a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time.
C
a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
D
a special type of speech when a character is alone on stage and whose words reveal what he or she is thinking.
E
a character makes a brief remark to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage do not hear.
12. The definition of
a soliliquoy
is...
A
written instructions about how actors should move and behave.
B
a section of a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time.
C
a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
D
a special type of speech when a character is alone on stage and whose words reveal what he or she is thinking.
E
a character makes a brief remark to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage do not hear.
13. The definition of
a scene
is...
A
written instructions about how actors should move and behave.
B
a section of a play in which all of the events occur in one place at one time.
C
a speech in which a character speaks to a silent or absent listener in a moment of deep emotion.
D
a special type of speech when a character is alone on stage and whose words reveal what he or she is thinking.
E
a character makes a brief remark to the audience or to another character, that others on the stage do not hear.
A
Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.
B
Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.
C
Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.
D
Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.
B
to entertain with a compelling story
C
to
allow actors to perform in front of a live audience
D
to tell stories from the past
B
conflict, setting, characters
C
stage directions, scenes, monologue
D
dialogue, plot, setting
A
Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.
B
Monologue is conversation between two characters. Dialogue is conversation between three or more characters.
C
Dialogue is conversation between two or more characters. Monologues appear only in novels.
D
Dialogue is conversation between only two characters. In a monologue, one character speaks alone.
A
to provide information about the time period in which a play is set
B
to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken
C
to provide information about how the play should look to the audience
D
to provide information about the setting, characters, dialogue, and appearance of a play