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Theatre Terms

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Theatre Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an act in a play?

A speech revealing a character's thoughts

A subdivision of a play

A warning of future events

A play on words

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows something the character does not

A comment made by an actor to the audience

A play on words

A warning of future events

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is an aside in a play?

An actor's comment to the audience about their thoughts

A speech revealing a character's thoughts

A play on words

A warning of future events

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which type of play do characters learn a lesson from sad events?

Comedy

Tragedy

Drama

Romance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

monologue

a speech in which one character reveals his or her thoughts or feelings without interruption

a major section of a play or drama

a flat area that sticks out of a wall of a building, often well

above the main Floor

the way in which a play is performed, including the movements of the actors, set design, and Costumes

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define "Deuteragonist"

The leader of the chorus

the "helper" or second actor

a tragic flaw that each tragic hero has

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who is the hero or leading character with whom the audience sympathizes?

Antagonist

Protagonist

Theme

Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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