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1) A soliloquy is a speech delivered to the audience while no other characters are on stage. The speech reveals the character's thoughts, feelings and motivations.
True False
2) An aside is a short speech (usually a few lines long) delivered by a character while other characters are on stage.
True False
3) Stage directions are written in italics to:

tell the actors what to wear.
tell the actors what to do.
tell the director what the history of the play is.
4) Dramatic Irony occurs in the play when:

the audience does not know anything about what will happen next.
the audience knows something that other characters in the play do not.
a character delivers a speech.
5) A chorus allows the audience to gain:

a snack and beverage during the show.
background information about the play.
an understanding of the cast and crew of the play.
6) What is the function of the Dramatis Personae?

to end the play.
to provide a character list of the play.
to present the climax of the play.
7) A playwright is a:

writer of plays.
director of plays.
stage designer of plays.
8) The audience members who watched the play from the theatre floor in Elizabethan England were called the "penny public".
True False
9) A pun is a type of hat that a Shakespearean actor would wear.
True False
10) Pathetic Fallacy allows the setting of the play to mirror the emotional/mental state of the characters.
True False

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