Drama Terms Quiz

1. I am located within an act. When I change, my setting or characters may change. What am I?

• script
• scene
• dialogue

2. We are the words the characters speak in a play. Sometimes we are funny, sad, or scary. What are we?

• protagonist
• plot
• dialogue

3. I make the play seem more realistic, but I am larger than a prop. I normally hang out in the background. What am I?

• scenery
• stage directions
• tragedy

4. I tell the actors where and how to move. I am in parentheses or italics and am not read aloud. What am I?

• static character
• stage directions
• dialogue

5. We can be newspapers, cups, umbrellas, pencils, clipboards, notebooks, or anything else you can think of to make a play more realistic. We aren't as big as the scenery, but we are still important. What are we?

• props
• acts
• dynamic characters

6. Often times you do not see me. You will only hear my voice. I give you background information and explain what is happening in a play. Who am I?

• antagonist
• cast of characters
• narrator

7. I am the message or big idea that the play is about. What am I?

• set
• theme
• monologue

8. I can be the past, the present, or the future. I could be at school, the forest, or any other place in the story. What am I?

• setting
• theater
• act

9. We are the characters in the play. We act, sing, and sometimes dance. We follow stage directions and, most of the time, we talk. Without us, a play would be pretty boring. Who are we?

• dynamic characters
• static characters
• cast of characters

10. I am the building that has seats for an audience and a stage for performance. What am I?

• drama
• theater
• fourth wall