Drama Unit Exam
Scantron Portion
Part One – Multiple Choice - Answer the following questions on your scantron by marking A, B, C, or D.
There is only ONE correct answer for each question.
1. An aside is not meant to be heard by the:
a. audience
b. other characters
c. director
d. orchestra
2. What is the setting of Romeo and Juliet?
a. Verona, England
b. Halifax, NC
c. Verona, Italy
d. Verona, Mexico
3. Which two characters in Romeo and Juliet are considered dramatic foils?
a. The Nurse and Romeo
b. Romeo and Benvolio
c. Tybalt and Lady Capulet
d. The Nurse and Juliet
4. In the play, not the movie, what made Romeo afraid to go into the party at the Capulet’s house?
a. He saw Tybalt.
b. He had a scary dream.
c. He was scared that Rosaline might be there.
d. He was afraid that people might laugh at his costume.
5. Where do Romeo and Juliet first kiss?
a. In Juliet’s bed
b. On Juliet’s balcony
c. At the costume party
d. At Friar Lawrence’s cell
6. What was the final punishment for the Montagues and the Capulets?
a. They all had to leave Verona.
b. The death of their children, Romeo and Juliet.
c. Lord Montague and Lady Capulet are sentenced to death.
d. They have to pay the Prince four million dollars.
7. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about stage directions?
a. Stage directions make up part of the script.
b. Stage directions are written in italics.
c. Stage directions meant to be read aloud by someone who plays the narrator.
d. Stage directions tell the actors what they should be doing.
8. Which of the following is most likely to be the theme of Romeo and Juliet?
a. Hate always wins in the end.
b. Boys who kiss their aunts usually die.
c. The good guy always wins.
d. Love conquers (beats) all.
9. Which of the following was an antagonist in Romeo and Juliet?
a. Juliet
b. Romeo
c. Lady Capulet
d. Mercutio
10. When the Nurse arrived to speak with Romeo about Juliet’s wedding, Mercutio and Benvolio
teased her, calling her a “fair gentlewoman,” even though she is quite old and ugly. What kind of
irony is this?
a. Dramatic irony
b. Sarcastic irony
c. Situational irony
d. Verbal irony
11. Romeo plans on going to the Capulet party to see Rosaline. Juliet goes to the part to fall in love
with Paris. Instead, Romeo and Juliet end up falling in love with each other. What kind of irony is
this?
a. Dramatic irony
b. Situational irony
c. Sarcastic irony
d. This is not irony at all.
12. We, the audience, knew that Juliet had taken a sleeping potion before Romeo knew that Juliet
had taken a sleeping potion. What kind of irony is this?
a. Dramatic irony
b. Situational irony
c. Verbal irony
d. This is not irony at all.
13. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about women’s fashion during the Elizabethan Times?
a. Poor women wore more ruffles than rich women.
b. Small waists were very popular.
c. Women wore puffy shirts.
d. Women wore long skirts.
14. Which of the following best describes the punishments used during the Elizabethan Times?
a. The punishment usually fit the crime.
b. Punishments were not as hard or severe as they are now.
c. Punishments during Elizabethan times were cruel and torturous.
d. The only punishment used was beheading.
15. Which is NOT TRUE about food during Elizabethan Times?
a. Beer and wine were part of the breakfast meal.
b. People during Elizabethan times never ate sweets.
c. There were no refrigerators, so people put a lot of salt in their meat and ate it like jerky.
d. Herring, sprats, beef, and mutton were common foods.
16. Which of the following accurately compares school during Elizabethan Times and our times?
a. The school day is much longer now than during Elizabethan times.
b. Now people believe that education must be “beaten into a child.”
c. Now we let fewer girls go to school than they did during Elizabethan Times.
d. Saying prayers in school is less common now than during Elizabethan Times.
17. In the movie, when Romeo woke up after spending the night with Juliet, he saw an image of
Tybalt dying. What is this technique called?
a. foreshadowing
b. imagery
c. irony
d. flashback
18. Look at the diagram at the right. Which arrow points to down stage?
a. Arrow #1
b. Arrow #2
c. Arrow #3
d. Arrow #4
19. Look at the diagram above. Which arrow points to stage right?
a. Arrow #1
b. Arrow #2
c. Arrow #3
d. Arrow #4
#2
#3
#4
#1
Part II – The Globe Theatre Matching – Look at the diagram of the Globe Theatre. For each listed
feature, mark the correct letter or letters on your scantron.
20. _____ the trap door
21. _____ the galleries
22. _____ the entrance
23. _____ the main stage
24. _____ the open yard
25. _____ the “heavens”
26. _____ the brick foundation
27. _____ the tiring house
28. _____ the inner stage
29. _____ the upper stage
30. _____ the support pillars
31. _____ the flag
Part III – Character Matching – Match each character on the left to his or her description on the right.
Mark the letter or letters of the description on your scantron. You will use each description ONLY ONCE.
32. _____ Juliet
33. _____ Romeo
34. _____ Benvolio
35. _____ Mercutio
36. _____ the Nurse
37. _____ Tybalt
38. _____ Lady Capulet
39. _____ Lord Capulet
40. _____ Lord Montague
41. _____ Paris
42. _____ Prince Escalus
43. _____ the Friar
44. _____ Balthazar
a. gives Juliet the sleeping potion
b. was supposed to marry Juliet on Thursday
c. Orders Romeo to leave Verona
d. gets angry when he sees Romeo at the Capulet party
e. 13-year-old female protagonist of the story
ab. best friend and cousin of Romeo who loves peace
ac. Romeo’s best friend who likes to joke around
ad. threatens to disown Juliet when she won’t marry Paris
ae. has cared for Juliet since she was a baby
bc. believes her daughter should marry Paris
bd. young cousin who tells Romeo of Juliet’s “death”
be. begs the Prince to pardon his son
cd. kills Tybalt
Part IV – Character Diaries – For each diary excerpt below, mark the letter of the character who
probably wrote the diary. Choose from the characters below: (You will use each character once.)
a. Tybalt
b. Paris
c. Nurse
d. Lord Capulet
e. Prince
44. “Thursday will be a wonderful day. He has said yes. All I hoped for will come to pass. It will be a
suitable match. Juliet will make a good wife.”
45. “Will this city ever be at peace? Those two dreadful families have been fighting again, and I’ve told
them I’ll have nore more of it.”
46. “I hate them all! How dare he gatecrash the party? And Uncle telling me what to do? I bet Mercutio
put them up to it. How will I look them in the face tomorrow?”
47. “Her mother talked about marriage. That shows how my little girl has grown up. Whatever will I do
once she has gone? I’ve looked after her for all these years.”
48. “It really is a good idea – marriage. I don’t know why I didn’t say yes right away. Paris will make a
good husband for Juliet. He’s rich, and I’m sure he will treat her well.
Part V – Literary Terms Matching – For each term below, mark the letter or letters of the correction
definition. You will use each choice ONLY ONCE.
49. _____ dialogue
50. _____ dialect
51. _____ drama
52. _____ flat character
53. _____ dynamic character
54. _____ round character
55. _____ soliloquy
55. _____ static character
56. _____ blank verse
57. _____ paraphrase
58. _____ antagonist
59. _____ protagonist
60. _____ dramatic foil
a. a character with many traits
b. to restate something in your own words
c. form of language spoken by a particular group
d. unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter
e. the bad guy or the character against the main character
ab. a long speech given by a character alone on the stage
ac. conversation between or among characters
ad. two contrasting characters that highlight each other
ae. a character who stays the same through the story
bc. the main character or good guy in a story
bd. a character with only one or very few traits
be. a character who changes or develops through the story
cd. a story written to be performed by actors
THIS ENDS THE SCANTRON PORTION OF THE TEST.
Name__________________
Subject & Block _________
Unit Exam
Written Portion
Date __________________
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1. List the four reasons that a writer uses dialogue: (4 points)point
a.
b.
c.
d.
Expect from
yourself, and
you’ll respect
Drama
yourself!
2. Name four things that stage directions describe. (4 points)
a.
b.
c.
d.
3. Order the following events in Romeo and Juliet by writing the
numbers 1-16 on the lines below. (16 points)
_____ The Friar gives Juliet a sleeping potion & explains how she
can avoid marrying Paris.
_____ Juliet’s funeral - she is laid in the family vault.
_____ Romeo fights with Tybalt and kills him.
_____ Romeo and Juliet meet and swear their love for each other.
_____ Mercutio and Tybalt fight. Mercutio dies.
_____ The Friar sends a message to Romeo telling him of his plan
to save Juliet from
having to marry Paris.
_____ Romeo and Juliet spend the night together before Romeo
leaves for Mantua.
_____ Romeo finds Juliet in the tomb and drinks the poison he has
brought with him.
_____ Juliet’s “dead” body is discovered.
_____ The Prince banishes Romeo.
_____ Capulet agrees that Juliet will marry Paris on Thursday.
_____ Juliet wakes up in the tomb, finds Romeo dead, and kills
herself.
_____The Montagues and Capulets fight in the city.
_____The Nurse talks to Romeo and tells Juliet when she should
meet him to get married.
_____ Capulet holds a masked ball. Romeo and Juliet meet for the
first time.
_____ Romeo and Juliet are married by the Friar.
4. On the other side of this paper, write two paragraphs in response
to the following prompt. (**Remember** A paragraph contains at
least 5 strong sentences.) Make sure that all of your sentences
are complete. (15 points)
Love shows up in a lot of parts of Romeo and Juliet. Compare and
contrast Romeo’s love for Rosaline with Romeo’s love for Juliet.
Describe and discuss the love among the members of the Capulet
family.
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EXTRA CREDIT – Answer as many of these questions as you can. Each is
worth one point.
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1. What musical artist just filed a huge lawsuit after being dumped
by his tour-mate?
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2. Rapper and musician Jeffrey Atkins is better known as:
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3. What African-American homerun champion is often considered the
best baseball player in history?
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