Dramatic Elements Quiz

What are the essential components of storytelling used in theater, film, and literature to create a dramatic effect?

• Plot, character, setting, dialogue, conflict, and theme

• Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution

• Protagonist, antagonist, and supporting characters

• Direct speech and indirect speech

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

Which element in literature refers to a person, animal, or other entity in the story?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the driving force behind the story in literature?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the time and place in which the story takes place called?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which element in literature refers to the spoken words of the characters in a story?

• Plot

• Character

• Setting

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.3B

What is the struggle between opposing forces that creates tension and interest in the story called?

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

• Theme

What is the underlying message or meaning of the story called?

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

Which type of character in a story typically drives the plot forward and faces challenges and conflicts?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Supporting character

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which type of character in a story opposes the protagonist and creates conflict?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Supporting character

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which type of character in a story plays a secondary role to the protagonist and often provides assistance or opposition?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Supporting character

• Narrator