Deck 6: The Playwright and the Script

Question 1

A line of dialogue has two levels: what the character says (the text) and what the character consciously or subconsciously means. This second level is called…

Answer 1

Subtext

Question 2

Who is the protagonist of this story?

A) President's shy daughter
B) Oprah
C) Literary art
D) The Porsche
E) Brad

Answer 2

E

Question 3

What structural part of the story does (2) indicate?

A) Complication
B) Enlightenment
C) Disturbance
D) Climax
E) Major Decision

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What structural part of the story does (3) indicate?

A) The Climax
B) Enlightenment
C) Disturbance
D) Major Decision

Question 5

What structural part of the story does (5) indicate?

A) Complication
B) Enlightenment
C) Disturbance
D) Climax
E) Dark Moment

Question 6

What structural part of the story does (7) indicate?

A) Complication
B) Enlightenment
C) Disturbance
D) Climax
E) Major Decision

Question 7

Which type of union requires membership? (For example, the WGA)

Question 8

Which type of union does not require membership (For example, the DGA)

Question 9

What structural part of the story does (4) indicate?

A) Complication
B) Enlightenment
C) Disturbance
D) Climax
E) Major Decision

Question 10

What structural part of the story does (8) indicate?

A) The Climax
B) The Dark Moment
C) Catharsis
D) Enlightenment

Question 11

A statement about life, or a central idea, or a moral describes what aspect of a play?

Question 12

What structural part of the story does (6) indicate?

A) Opening Event
B) The Climax
C) The Dark Moment
D) Enlightenment
E) Catharsis

Question 13

Sometimes called back story, this lets the audience in on what happened to the characters before the play began and what happens between the scenes and offstage.

Question 14

What structural part of the story does (1) indicate?

A) Opening Event
B) Catharsis
C) The Dark Moment
D) Enlightenment

Question 15

This is what the ancient Greeks called the "opposer of action."

A) Art
B) Entertainment
C) The Dark Moment
D) The Antagonist
E) The Complication