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Quiz by Manuel Cadeddu

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  • Q1
    What are the five acts in a Shakespearian play?
    Act 1: introduction; Act 2: climax; Act 3: resolution; Act 4: complications; Act 5: development
    Act 1: introduction; Act 2: turning point; Act 3: complications; Act 4: resolution; Act 5: conclusion
    Act 1: climax; Act 2: introduction; Act 3: denouement; Act 4: complications; Act 5: resolution
    Act 1: introduction; Act 2: development; Act 3: crisis; Act 4: complications; Act 5: denouement
    30s
  • Q2
    What is a prologue in an Elizabethan tragedy?
    A prologue introduces the setting of the play
    A prologue summarizes the entire plot
    A prologue is a type of dialogue between characters
    A prologue provides information about the main character or the subject of the play
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the purpose of stage directions in a play?
    Stage directions indicate the audience's reactions
    Stage directions provide information about the setting, characters’ actions, and style of acting
    Stage directions describe the plot's climax
    Stage directions outline the character's dialogue
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following characters is typically the main opponent in a play?
    The chorus
    The hero
    The antagonist
    The heroine
    30s
  • Q5
    What do soliloquies and monologues allow the audience to understand?
    They reveal the character's thoughts and feelings
    They describe stage directions
    They provide dialogue between characters
    They summarize the plot
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the function of asides in drama?
    Asides summarize the plot
    Asides are short comments made for the audience alone
    Asides are stage directions
    Asides are long speeches to other characters
    30s
  • Q7
    What is a subplot in a play?
    A plot that is only humorous
    A secondary plot that mirrors the themes of the main plot
    A plot that does not relate to the main character
    The main storyline of the play
    30s
  • Q8
    What is meant by the term 'Dramatis Personae'?
    It refers to the playwright
    It refers to the audience members
    It refers to the characters in a play
    It refers to the setting of the play
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the main support of drama that creates action and reveals character details?
    Soliloquies
    Stage directions
    Dialogue
    Character descriptions
    30s
  • Q10
    What type of imagery is used in Shakespeare's plays to enhance themes?
    Clusters of imagery
    Foreshadowing techniques
    Symbolic representations
    Single metaphors
    30s
  • Q11
    What is the role of the prologue in Elizabethan tragedies?
    The prologue presents the epilogue of the play.
    The prologue is a form of stage direction.
    The prologue provides information about the main character and the subject of the play.
    The prologue explains the ending of the story.
    30s
  • Q12
    What is a subplot?
    The conflict faced by the protagonist.
    A secondary plot that mirrors the themes of the main plot.
    The final resolution of the story.
    The main plot of the story.
    30s
  • Q13
    What are stage directions?
    The audience's reactions during the performance.
    The actions of the protagonist only.
    The dialogue between characters.
    Instructions a playwright gives about how a play should be staged.
    30s
  • Q14
    Which characters are essential in a dramatic text?
    A narrator, a hero, and a comic relief character.
    Only two protagonists.
    A hero, a heroine, and an antagonist.
    Two main characters and a sidekick.
    30s
  • Q15
    How can a character be introduced in a play?
    Only through dialogue and stage directions.
    Exclusively through monologue.
    By only showing their actions.
    Through dialogue, soliloquy, monologue, asides, and stage directions.
    30s

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