Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer.

Test Questions:


1	The subject matter of a drama is always ____________.
		A)	a tragedy
		B)	a comedy
		C)	human beings
		D)	unfolding events


2	The arrangement of events in a play is called the ____________.
		A)	plot
		B)	action
		C)	conflict
		D)	none of the above


3	What the characters do in a play:
		A)	plot
		B)	action
		C)	conflict
		D)	none of the above


4	The ______________ is the final and most significant result of conflict and complications.
		A)	opening scene
		B)	crisis
		C)	obstacle
		D)	climax


5	The ________ is the opposition of forces that gives rise to the dramatic action.
		A)	plot
		B)	action
		C)	conflict
		D)	none of the above


6	The part of the play where we learn background information about the characters and their situations is called the _______________.
		A)	opening scene
		B)	crisis
		C)	obstacle
		D)	climax


7	This is the result of conflict; there may be many small ones during the action of a play.
		A)	opening scene
		B)	crisis
		C)	obstacle
		D)	climax


8	The ________________ is the opposition to the hero's goal.
		A)	opening scene
		B)	crisis
		C)	obstacle
		D)	climax


9	The plot often begins late in the story in:
		A)	climactic or intensive structure
		B)	episodic or extensive structure
		C)	both
		D)	neither


10	This type of structure has many short, fragmented scenes that take place in many locations.
		A)	climactic or intensive structure
		B)	episodic or extensive structure
		C)	both
		D)	neither


11	The plot is linear- having few, if any, subplots- in:
		A)	climactic or intensive structure
		B)	episodic or extensive structure
		C)	both
		D)	neither

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