Arts Toolkit: Drama Handout

Multiple-Choice Questions

Elements of Drama

1. The stage or performance area for “Basics” is best described as
   1. theater in the round—a circular stage with the audience on all sides.
   2. thrust stage—a stage jutting out into the audience with the audience on three sides.
   3. proscenium stage—audience sits in front of the stage.
   4. outdoor stage—a stage in any configuration but placed outside.
   
   
2. The production of “Basics” is best described as
   
   1. a musical production with elaborate costuming.
   2. a simple production that revolves around two characters.
   3. a monologue with dramatic lighting.
   4. a complex play with elaborate staging and many plot twists.
   
   
3. Which sentence best describes how suspense is created in “Basics”?
   
   1. We wonder who a third character in the background is.
   2. We know the outcome through flashbacks.
   3. We empathize with the characters’ insecurities.
   4. We don’t know enough about the characters.
   
   
4. Use of language helps make “Basics” a lively and interesting play. Which statement best describes the language in the play?
   1. “Basics” is written in rhyming couplets.
   2. The language is light, conversational, and informal.
   3. The play has elegant, formal language.
   4. The language is rough and tense.

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