English Quiz 2.1
Compare and contrast a soliloquy and an aside.
A soliloquy and an aside are similar in that the characters both speak to the audience, but the other characters cannot hear them. They are different because a soliloquy is usually a speech that explains something to the audience in several minutes, and an aside is a quick remark to the audience.
Read the passage and tell which dramatic device the passage describes. At the climax of the play, just before the mystery is solved, the crook turns to the audience and says, "Is this guy really going to let me get away with it?"
Aside
a comment that a character says directly to the audience
Aside
Read the passage and tell which dramatic device the passage describes. Carlo and Miguel are both very popular athletes. However, Miguel's temper causes him to lose his popularity. On the other hand, Carlo's patience and grace on the field become noticed by the entire student body.
Character foil
a character who contrasts a main character
Character foil
What are the two classical, basic forms of drama as symbolized by the smiling and frowning masks?
Comedy and tragedy were the two basic forms of drama symbolized by the smiling and frowning masks.
The problem in a play is the _____.
Complication
the part of the play where the action becomes complex
Complication
The "point of no return" in the play is the _____.
Crisis
a word or action signaling an actor to speak
Cue
The conclusion of the story is the _____.
Denouement
Read the passage and tell which dramatic device the passage describes. The director explained to the cast that the dimming of the lights would indicate the sun was setting and the music playing would indicate the passing of time.
Dramatic convention
the "rules" of a play
Dramatic convention
Read the passage and tell which dramatic device the passage describes. The audience knows that rescuers are only a mile from the stranded motorists. However, the motorists have no idea how close they are and decide to start walking to find help.
Dramatic irony
the part of the play introducing or explaining the problem and characters
Exposition
Classical drama began in _____.
Greece
a type of religious drama in the Middle Ages about the lives of saints and martyrs
Miracle play
Three types of plays that grew from the Christian church were: _____.
Miracle plays Morality plays Mystery plays
a form of drama that used popular legends to teach morals through allegory
Morality play
a form of drama based on Biblical events
Mystery play
the series of events or action in a play
Plot
one who gives cues or helps actors remember lines
Prompter
things other than costume or scenery used in the play
Props
Shakespeare was a(n) _____ dramatist.
Renaissance
The stage and props together are called the _____.
Set
Read the passage and tell which dramatic device the passage describes. The character, alone on the stage, proceeded to talk about how he had, at one time, been very poor and was afraid of ever being in that predicament again. For several minutes, he told the entire story of how he overcame his poverty.
Soliloquy
types of characters
Static or dynamic
Explain how the church both nearly destroyed drama and also helped revived drama.
The church nearly destroyed drama by making it seem unfavorable because of the pagan gods that were involved. They helped revive drama by performing biblical events and symbolic actions.
a play with the fall of a main character
Tragedy
True/false A dramatic device used to create a realistic atmosphere for a play is called a dramatic convention.
True
True/false During the end of Roman Empire, drama fell out of favor with the church.
True
True/false In the classical tradition, comedies may not be "funny" and still be considered a comedy.
True
True/false Roman dramatists imitated their Greek predecessors.
True
True/false The Roman church reintroduced drama during the Middle Ages.
True
the actors in a play
cast
a play with a happy ending
comedy
lines spoken by characters
dialogue
when the audience knows something the character doesn't
dramatic irony
Arrange in order the elements of plot
exposition complication climax denouement
According to the text, which are some modern variations or experimental ideas used in twentieth-century plays?
little plot or action no script; improvisation
the time or place of the story
setting
A speech made by an actor to himself.
soliloquy
