Theater Vocabulary Quiz

What is a major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes?

• Act

• Scene

• Line

• Comedy

What is a subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location and ends when characters leave the stage?

• Act

• Scene

• Line

• Comedy

What is spoken dialogue by a character in a play?

• Act

• Scene

• Line

• Comedy

What is a humorous play that has a light tone and a happy ending?

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage directions

• Script

What is a play that ends with the death of a main character?

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage directions

• Script

What are descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed?

• Comedy

• Tragedy

• Stage directions

• Script

What is the written text of a play?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Script

• Aside

What is a long speech given by one character?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Script

• Aside

What is an extended speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself and the audience?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Script

• Aside

What is a brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on stage?

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Script

• Aside