Drama Terms: Pre-Assessment

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10 questions

1

What is the purpose of a soliloquy?

To take up time

To allow the audience to hear a character's personal thoughts

For a character to explain something complicated to another character

To give the actors directions on how to move on stage

"Enter Juliet and The Nurse" is an example of:

monologue

dramatic irony

aside

stage direction

Plays are divided into , which are divided into ____ .

soliloquies; monologues

acts; scenes

iambic pentameter; syllables

asides; puns 

Which type of irony is present in this example:

"The audience has seen Diane's boyfriend snapping her BEST FRIEND, Maria! Diane has no idea and is excitedly getting ready for their date."

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

Dramatic Irony

Explain your answer to #4. (How do you know which type of irony it is?)

Write a pun:

When characters speak to one another, it is called:

Pun

Diction

Dialogue

Monologue

When a character is on stage and says something (usually very short, not a long speech) "to himself," this is called a(n):
Note: Other characters cannot hear the character, but the audience can.

Situational Irony

Aside

Idiom

Dialogue

Which of the following describes a monologue?

A long speech conducted by two or more characters.

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters cannot hear this speech.

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters can hear this speech.

A long speech given by two separate characters on two separate sides of the stage.

Which term best encompasses the following:
1. Long speech by one character.
2. Reveals that character's thoughts and emotions.
3. Other characters on stage cannot hear the speech if they are present.
4. The audience can hear the character's thoughts and emotions.

Monologue

Dialogue

Aside

Soliloquy 

What is the purpose of a soliloquy?

To take up time

To allow the audience to hear a character's personal thoughts

For a character to explain something complicated to another character

To give the actors directions on how to move on stage

"Enter Juliet and The Nurse" is an example of:

monologue

dramatic irony

aside

stage direction

Plays are divided into ________ , which are divided into ____________ .

soliloquies; monologues

acts; scenes

iambic pentameter; syllables

asides; puns 

Which type of irony is present in this example:

"The audience has seen Diane's boyfriend snapping her BEST FRIEND, Maria! Diane has no idea and is excitedly getting ready for their date."

Verbal Irony

Situational Irony

Dramatic Irony

When characters speak to one another, it is called: 

Pun

Diction

Dialogue

Monologue

When a character is on stage and says something (usually very short, not a long speech) "to himself," this is called a(n): 
Note: Other characters cannot hear the character, but the audience can.

Situational Irony

Aside

Idiom

Dialogue

Which of the following describes a monologue?

A long speech conducted by two or more characters.

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters cannot hear this speech.

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters can hear this speech.

A long speech given by two separate characters on two separate sides of the stage.

Which term best encompasses the following:
Long speech by one character.
Reveals that character's thoughts and emotions.
Other characters on stage cannot hear the speech if they are present.
The audience can hear the character's thoughts and emotions.

Monologue

Dialogue

Aside

Soliloquy 

Drama Terms: Pre-Assessment

Drama Terms: Pre-Assessment

Explain your answer to #4. (How do you know which type of irony it is?)

Write a pun:

What is the purpose of a soliloquy?

"Enter Juliet and The Nurse" is an example of:

Plays are divided into ________ , which are divided into ____________ .

Which type of irony is present in this example:"The audience has seen Diane's boyfriend snapping her BEST FRIEND, Maria! Diane has no idea and is excitedly getting ready for their date."

Explain your answer to #4. (How do you know which type of irony it is?)

Write a pun:

When characters speak to one another, it is called:

When a character is on stage and says something (usually very short, not a long speech) "to himself," this is called a(n): Note: Other characters cannot hear the character, but the audience can.

Which of the following describes a monologue?

Which term best encompasses the following:1. Long speech by one character.2. Reveals that character's thoughts and emotions.3. Other characters on stage cannot hear the speech if they are present.4. The audience can hear the character's thoughts and emotions.

Plays are divided into , which are divided into ____ .

Which type of irony is present in this example:

"The audience has seen Diane's boyfriend snapping her BEST FRIEND, Maria! Diane has no idea and is excitedly getting ready for their date."

When a character is on stage and says something (usually very short, not a long speech) "to himself," this is called a(n):
Note: Other characters cannot hear the character, but the audience can.

Which term best encompasses the following:
1. Long speech by one character.
2. Reveals that character's thoughts and emotions.
3. Other characters on stage cannot hear the speech if they are present.
4. The audience can hear the character's thoughts and emotions.