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    The document is a 25 question quiz about drama terms for an English literature class. It tests understanding of basic drama concepts like the definition of a play, the job of a playwright, what a script is, stage directions, scenes, acts, props, settings, moods, costumes, special effects, tragedy, comedy, and origins of key drama terms. The quiz asks students to choose the best answer from multiple choice responses to demonstrate their knowledge of these fundamental drama concepts.

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    The document is a 25 question quiz about drama terms for an English literature class. It tests understanding of basic drama concepts like the definition of a play, the job of a playwright, what a script is, stage directions, scenes, acts, props, settings, moods, costumes, special effects, tragedy, comedy, and origins of key drama terms. The quiz asks students to choose the best answer from multiple choice responses to demonstrate their knowledge of these fundamental drama concepts.

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    The document is a 25 question quiz about drama terms for an English literature class. It tests understanding of basic drama concepts like the definition of a play, the job of a playwright, what a script is, stage directions, scenes, acts, props, settings, moods, costumes, special effects, tragedy, comedy, and origins of key drama terms. The quiz asks students to choose the best answer from multiple choice responses to demonstrate their knowledge of these fundamental drama concepts.

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    Introduction to Literature: Drama Quiz for MA English Previous

    Name: _________________________________________ Class No. ______________________

    Choose the best answer for each of the following:

    1) A story told through characters played by actors is called ________________.

    a) PLAYWRIGHT b) DRAMA c) MOOD d) EPILOGUE

    2) The author of a play is known as ________________.

    a) PLAYWRIGHT b) POET c) DEBAUCHER d) LECTURIST

    3) The written text from which a drama is produced is called _________________.

    a) SET b) SCRIPT c) STAGE DIRECTIONS d) PROPAGANDA

    4) Notes included in a play to describe how something should look, sound or be performed are called___

    a) EFFECTS b) INNUENDO c) PROPERTIES d) STAGE DIRECTIONS

    5) A major part of a play is called __________________.

    a) SCRIPT b) SCENE c) ACT d) PLAYWRIGHT

    6) A collection of objects that create a scene

    a) SET b) STAGE DIRECTIONS c) PLAY d) SOUND EFFECTS

    7) A short selection of a literary work, one that happens in a single place and time is called___________

    a) FOYER b) SCRIPT c) ACT d) SCENE

    8) Items that can be carried on and off the stage are known as _______________.

    a) STAGE PROPS b) COSTUMES c) STAGE DIRECTIONS d) LIGHTING

    9) Where and when the play takes place is known as _________________.

    a) SET b) SETTING c) SCRIPT d) SCENE

    10) Feeling projected by a story or its elements-- happy, romantic, scary, sad, etc.

    a) DRAMA b) STAGE DIRECTIONS c) SCRIPT d) MOOD

    11) The clothing and accessories actors’ wears are known as __________________.

    a) COSTUMES b) LIGHTING c) SPECIAL EFFECTS d) SOUND EFFECT

    12) Audio or visual elements used in a play are called ____________________.

    a) SETTING b) SPECIAL EFFECTS c) ACT d) SCENE

    13) When a play touches something that is human in all of us and has lasting value through time, it is
    called_______________________.

    Rozi Khan Department of English GPGJC, Swat


    Email: [email protected]
    a) AWFUL b) UNIVERSAL c) TRAGIC d) DIDACTIC

    14) The "proper purgation of pity and fear" that Aristotle mentions is referred to as______________.

    a) HUBRIS b) HAMARTIA c) CATHARSIS d) DRAMEDY

    15) The protagonist's "tragic flaw" or error in judgment is referred to as___________________.

    a) CATHARSIS b) HUBRIS c) HAMARTIA d) TRAGOS

    16) The type of comedy that relies most on physical elements (such as slapstick, buffoonery, mistaken identities,
    and ludicrous situations) is called________________________.

    a) TRAGICOMEDY b) ROMANTIC COMEDY c) BURLESQUE d) FARCE

    17) A central element of all comedy is__________________________.

    a) SLAPSTICK b) INCONGRUITY c) CATHARSIS d) ROMANCE

    18) The form of drama in which good and evil are most clearly defined is_____________________.

    a) FARCE b) TRAGEDY c) COMEDY d) MELODRAMA

    19) The form of drama that seems to send the most conflicting messages--through mood, tone, etc. is:

    a) TRAGICOMEDY b) OPERA c) COMEDY d) SATYRE PLAY

    20) The word "tragedy" derives from the Greek words meaning______________________.

    a) DEATH DANCE b) LIFE SONG c) GOAT SONG d) SAD SONG

    21) A dithyramb is__________________________.

    a) A HYMN SONG OR CHANTED b) A THEORY c) AN ODE d) AN ACTOR

    22) __________________ refers to that part of a theater in which audience sits.

    a) ARENA b) STAGE c) AUDITORIUM d) SKENE

    23) The word comedy derives from the Greek word ‘KOMOS” meaning____________________.

    a) WEDDING SONG b) REVEL SONG c) JOCKING d) FARCE

    24) One scene may be followed by another showing an earlier action. This kind of scene is called a_____

    a) PROLOGUE b) FLASHBACK c) BRAIN STORMING d) DENOUEMENT

    25) In a modern play the action is usually divided into ___________________.

    a) EPISODES b) SCENES c) ACTS d) CHAPTERS

    Your Score: ______________ Category: _____________________

    Rozi Khan Department of English GPGJC, Swat


    Email: [email protected]

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