Basic Theatre Terms

Basic Theatre Terms

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Basic Theatre Terms

Basic Theatre Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.9-10.10, RL.11-12.3, L.11-12.4C

+26

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Who opposes or competes with the protagonist?

Protagonist

Theme

Antagonist

Scene

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the chain of events that make up the play called?

Plot

Scene

Act

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What introduces a specific conflict in a play?

Catastrophe

Inciting Force

Protagonist

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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

What is the term for the central idea(s) in a play?

Plot

Theme

Act

Scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does foreshadowing do in a play?

Provides comic relief

Acts as a warning or sign of future events

Reveals a character's internal thoughts

Subdivides a play into acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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