Elements of Drama/Legend of Sleepy Hollow Quiz

1. What is the purpose of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?

• entertain people with a good "ghost" story
• to express a serious idea about society that needs to be addressed
• to teach or inspire an audience

2. The playwright of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is__________.

• Knickerbocker
• Ichabod
• Washington Irving
• Brom Bones

3. What is the correct term for the WRITTEN TEXT that we read on pages 11-16?

• narrative
• play
• script
• drama

4. The italicized words in the script that are NOT meant to be read aloud are called ______________.

• stage directions
• scenery
• dialogue
• instructions

5. There is no example of a _______________in this play because one actor doesn't speak a long time without interruption to the rest of the actors.

• aside
• soliloquy
• monologue

6. There is no example of a ________________in this play because one actor doesn't stay on stage a speak to himself.

• aside
• soliloquy
• monologue

7. There is no example of an _______________in this play because no actor speaks directly to the audience.

• aside
• soliloquy
• monologue

8. Stage directors 1, 2 and 3 tell us the __________________ because they tell us about scenery, lighting, costumes, makeup and sound.

• props
• stage directions
• scenery
• acts

9. In scene 2, Katrina pours tea and Ichabod eats a slice of honey cake. Both the tea and honey cake are examples of ___________because they are items that the actors pick up/handle.

• props
• stage directions
• scenery
• acts

10. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is made up of multiple scenes, 7 in all. Because it is made up of only scenes, we could all this a One _________Play.

• Act
• Scene
• Prop