Question 1

What are the five acts in a Shakespearian play?

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Act 1: introduction; Act 2: development; Act 3: crisis; Act 4: complications; Act 5: denouement

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Act 1: introduction; Act 2: climax; Act 3: resolution; Act 4: complications; Act 5: development

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Act 1: introduction; Act 2: turning point; Act 3: complications; Act 4: resolution; Act 5: conclusion

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Act 1: climax; Act 2: introduction; Act 3: denouement; Act 4: complications; Act 5: resolution

Question 2

What is a prologue in an Elizabethan tragedy?

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A prologue provides information about the main character or the subject of the play

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A prologue introduces the setting of the play

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A prologue summarizes the entire plot

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A prologue is a type of dialogue between characters

Question 3

What is the purpose of stage directions in a play?

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Stage directions provide information about the setting, characters’ actions, and style of acting

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Stage directions indicate the audience's reactions

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Stage directions describe the plot's climax

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Stage directions outline the character's dialogue

Question 4

Which of the following characters is typically the main opponent in a play?

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The antagonist

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The chorus

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The hero

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The heroine

Question 5

What do soliloquies and monologues allow the audience to understand?

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They reveal the character's thoughts and feelings

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They describe stage directions

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They provide dialogue between characters

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They summarize the plot

Question 6

What is the function of asides in drama?

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Asides are short comments made for the audience alone

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Asides summarize the plot

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Asides are stage directions

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Asides are long speeches to other characters

Question 7

What is a subplot in a play?

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A secondary plot that mirrors the themes of the main plot

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A plot that is only humorous

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A plot that does not relate to the main character

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The main storyline of the play

Question 8

What is meant by the term 'Dramatis Personae'?

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It refers to the characters in a play

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It refers to the playwright

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It refers to the audience members

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It refers to the setting of the play

Question 9

What is the main support of drama that creates action and reveals character details?

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Dialogue

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Soliloquies

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Stage directions

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Character descriptions

Question 10

What type of imagery is used in Shakespeare's plays to enhance themes?

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Clusters of imagery

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Foreshadowing techniques

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Symbolic representations

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Single metaphors

Question 11

What is the role of the prologue in Elizabethan tragedies?

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The prologue provides information about the main character and the subject of the play.

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The prologue presents the epilogue of the play.

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The prologue is a form of stage direction.

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The prologue explains the ending of the story.

Question 12

What is a subplot?

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A secondary plot that mirrors the themes of the main plot.

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The conflict faced by the protagonist.

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The final resolution of the story.

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The main plot of the story.

Question 13

What are stage directions?

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Instructions a playwright gives about how a play should be staged.

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The audience's reactions during the performance.

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The actions of the protagonist only.

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The dialogue between characters.

Question 14

Which characters are essential in a dramatic text?

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A hero, a heroine, and an antagonist.

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A narrator, a hero, and a comic relief character.

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Only two protagonists.

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Two main characters and a sidekick.

Question 15

How can a character be introduced in a play?

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Through dialogue, soliloquy, monologue, asides, and stage directions.

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Only through dialogue and stage directions.

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Exclusively through monologue.

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By only showing their actions.

Question 16

What is the purpose of dialogue in drama?

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To create action and provide details about characters and their relationships.

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To distract the audience from the main theme.

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To give background information on the author.

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To summarize the plot.

Question 17

What distinguishes a soliloquy from a monologue?

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A soliloquy is when a character is alone on stage, while a monologue involves other characters present but ignored by the speaker.

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A monologue is only delivered in group scenes.

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They are synonymous terms.

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A soliloquy is shorter than a monologue.

Question 18

What is a key feature of the language used in drama?

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It can share features of everyday speech, poetry, or prose.

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It must be complex and difficult to understand.

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It is always written in rhyme.

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It avoids any literary devices.

Question 19

What is meant by 'clusters of imagery' in dramatic language?

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Lots of images of a similar nature linked to a specific theme in the play.

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Imagery that interrupts the flow of dialogue.

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Imagery that is only present in one act.

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Random imagery used throughout the play.

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