Drama Test
Match the following drama terms to the correct definition:
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Act
Aside
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquies
Stage directions
a. A division or unit of drama
b. One character speaking for a lengthy
amount of time to other characters
c. A comment made by a character that is not
“heard” by the other characters
d. Long speech delivered by a character who is
alone on stage
e. A conversation between characters
f. Notes that describe how the play should be
performed and staged
7. The word drama comes from the Greek word for ___________.
a. stress
c. hostile
b. action
d. entertainment
8. How many acts are in a play?
a. 1-10
b. There is no limit
c. 3
d. 1-5
9. Why is dialogue important?
a. It describes what the characters are doing.
b. Summarizes previous events
c. Brings characters to life by revealing their personalities and by showing what
they are thinking and feeling as they react to other characters.
d. Reveals the private thoughts and emotions of a character
10. In an aside, the character is usually talking to_______________.
a. themselves
c. a deity
b. the audience
d. another character
11. What is the point of soliloquies?
a. Reveals the private thoughts and emotions of a character
b. To wrap up the storyline
c. Moves the story forward or summarizes previous events
d. To describe how a character looks
12. Which of the following would most likely not be included in stage directions?
a. lighting
c. movements
b. sound effects
d. dialogue
13. The play “Nineteen Eighty-Four” is based on the novel
a. Big Brother
b. 1984
c. Distopia
d. The Party
14. Who was the protagonist of “1984”?
a. Winston
c. Julia
b. O’Brien
d. Mr. Charrington
15. What was the purpose of the Two Minutes of Hate?
a. To think about how much they dislike Big Brother
b. For the citizens of London to focus their hate on Goldstein, the leader of the
Brotherhood
c. It encouraged people to hate their neighbors
d. Someone created it to remind people hate is a bad thing
16. At the climax of the Two Minutes Hate, Goldstein's face turns into the face of
a. an Eurasian
c. a rat
b. a sheep
d. Big Brother
17. Complete the slogan: War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is
a. strength
c. truth
b. bliss
d. good
18. Inside the glass paperweight is a piece of
a. coral
c. paper
b. coal
d. seashell
19. Winston is afraid of _____________________.
a. dogs
c. rats
b. snakes
d. cows
20. The caption on the Big Brother posters says:
a. Big Brother loves you.
b. Big Brother is everywhere.
c. Big Brother will save you.
d. Big Brother is watching you.
21. Why are Winston and Julia meeting in the room above the antique store?
a. to discuss their hatred for the Party and Big Brother
b. to talk about how to stop Goldstein
c. to plan their betrayal of Syme
d. to make wedding plans
22. Who was secretly working to trap Winston?
a. Julia
c. Syme
b. Mr. Charrington
d. Mrs. Parsons
23. In our class discussions, we could compare_____________to 1984’s newspeak.
a. texting
c. telegraphing
b. formal writing
d. graffiti
24. Cameras on computers, security cameras, and talking apps (Talking Tom and Talking
Angela) are the closest form of __________________ we have in our real lives.
a. newspeak
c. The Ministry of Truth
b. thought police
d. telescreens
25. Most people do not realize how much personal information is collected through using ___
a. cell phones
c. computers
b. the internet
d. security cameras