Drama Test

Question 0

Protagonist

Answer 0

Has the central role in a dramatic script, and is motivated by a goal, need, or desire.

Ex. Perry the Platypus

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

Works against the protagonist, and this friction or tension creates the conflict in the storyline and motivates them to hurt the protagonist.

Ex. Dr. Doofenshmirtz

Question 2

Tragic flaw

Answer 2

The character defect that causes the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy.

Question 3

Comedy

Answer 3

Any lighthearted or humorous literacy work

Question 4

Tragi-comedy

Answer 4

In which the the dialogue and actions of characters provide insight into complicated issues, such as love, relationships or death.

Question 5

Round Charatcter

Answer 5

A main character that’s fully developed and complex, that changes throughout the play.

Question 6

Romantic comedy

Answer 6

In which a sympathetic main character maneuvers through pitfalls of love resulting in a humorous situation.

Question 7

Comic relief

Answer 7

Is a technique used by playwrights to relieve the seriousness pr emotional intensity of a literary work

Question 8

Motif

Answer 8

Is a recurring element in one or more works of literature

Question 9

Script

Answer 9

A written form of a play

Question 10

Minor character

Answer 10

Characters that play lesser roles in a drama, characters that are flat and lack complexity and typically remain unchanged

Question 11

Foil

Answer 11

Minor characters whose personalities serve to highlight the weakness or the main character or tragic hero.

Question 12

Dialogue

Answer 12

Is a conversation between two or more characters

Question 13

Monologue

Answer 13

Is a long speech made by one character.

Question 14

Aside

Answer 14

A character pulls the audience aside to reveal his or her innermost thoughts and feelings about a topic

Question 15

Soliloquy

Answer 15

Speech delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals the characters thoughts and feelings

Question 16

Theater of the absurd

Answer 16

Characters are unpredictable, situations are improbable or meaning less and dialogue is filled with wordplay.

Question 17

What is the different between an Act and a Scene play?

Answer 17

Acts are the major divisions of a play, but they are often divided into scenes that mark a change

Question 18

What is a tragedy? A comedy?

Answer 18

A tragedy describes both a play about the downfall of a sympathetic character or protagonist and a story with an unhappy ending. A comedy is any lighthearted or humorous literary work.

Question 19

What is the purposes of drama?

Answer 19

• entertain viewers
• enlighten viewers by sharing the human condition
• help viewers gain insight into themselves and others
• teach viewers empathy
• allow viewers to explore other visions of the world

Question 20

What are the 4 types of dramatic speech?

Answer 20

Dialogue, monologue, soliloquy and aside

Question 21

What is a motif?

Answer 21

A recurring element in one or more works of literature or art.

Question 22

Why does a writer include stage direction in plays? What does it help to describe?

Answer 22

They describe how a play should be presented or preformed.

Describes: setting, lighting, costume, action and emotion.

Question 23

What is a script

Answer 23

A written form of a play

Question 24

Is Romeo and Juliet a comedy or a tragedy?

Answer 24

Tragedy

Question 25

What are some descriptions of tragic flaws?

Answer 25

Arrogance, pride/hubris, jealous, ambition/power, stubbornness, greed, indecisiveness, inaction, gullibility, hypocrisy, anger, vengefulness.

Question 26

What are the parts of a 5-part play?

Answer 26

1. Exposition/Introduction
2. Rising Action
3. Climax/Crisis
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution/Denouement

Question 27

What is the difference between a soliloquy and an aside?

Answer 27

A soliloquy is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals the character’s thoughts and feelings. An aside pulls the audience aside to reveal his or her innermost thoughts and feelings on a topic.

Question 28

When did William Shakespeare lead a revival in drama?

Answer 28

During the English Renaissance

Question 29

What is satire? Who was it typically used against?

Answer 29

A satire is the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose people’s stupidity or vices.

Question 30

What do we learn about characters when we watch them on stage in a play?

Answer 30

We learn their personalities, motives, emotional states, relationships, attitudes, and life experiences.

Question 31

What are different types of comedies?

Answer 31

Comedy of manners, farce, satire, romantic comedy

Question 32

Why does a play writer organize his/her play into 5 parts?

Answer 32

Because they follow the organization of a plot structure for a work of fiction

Question 33

What are the differences between major and minor characters?

Answer 33

Major characters: play important roles, round characters, undergo a change throughout the drama.
Minor characters: flat, lack complexity & typically remain unchanged.

Question 34

Why did Shakespeare utilize the character of Juliet’s nurse to provide comic relief in Romeo and Juliet?

Answer 34

He did this to relive the tension of the story