lesson 6

Question 1

Drama is an inherently ____________ genre

Answer 1

collaborative

Question 2

What are the 2 types of dramatic forms of the ancient Greeks?

Answer 2

Tragedy
Comedy

Question 3

What are the divisions of stage drama?

Answer 3

Plays
Musicals

Question 4

What are the kinds of drama based on length?

Answer 4

Sketch
One-act play
Full-length play

Question 5

What are the kinds of drama based on medium?

Answer 5

Theater: Theater dramas
Radio: Radio Dramas
TV: TV dramas, sitcoms, comedy shows
Cinema: Movies
Online: Web series, Podcasts

Question 6

Where did drama start?

Answer 6

with the Greeks

Question 7

What Greek word did drama come from?

Answer 7

dran

Question 8

what does dran mean

Answer 8

to do

Question 9

a writer of a play

Answer 9

playwright

Question 10

a writer of a drama

Answer 10

dramatist

Question 11

characterized by its focus on a hero’s downfall and the tragic flaw that led them to it

Answer 11

tragedy

Question 12

has a lighter tone than tragedy and always ends with a happy ending

Answer 12

comedy

Question 13

the traditional drama

Answer 13

play

Question 14

rely as much on music as they do on the plays

Answer 14

musicals

Question 15

a brief dramatic scene

Answer 15

sketch

Question 16

tells a story in just one act

Answer 16

one-act play

Question 17

tells a story over a number of acts

Answer 17

full-length play