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1. A play opens with a speaker who introduces the setting and hints at the conflict before the first scene begins. What is this opening section called?
  1. Epilogue
  2. Aside
  3. Prologue
  4. Denouement

Answer: C. Prologue

A prologue precedes the main action and may introduce its setting, characters, or conflict.

2. In a play, the audience knows that a sealed letter contains a warning, but the character who opens it believes it is a love note. Which device is at work?
  1. Dramatic irony
  2. Verbal irony
  3. Apostrophe
  4. Comic relief

Answer: A. Dramatic irony

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something important that a character does not.

3. A character remains alone onstage and speaks aloud about a private moral dilemma. This speech is best described as a
  1. chorus
  2. duologue
  3. prologue
  4. soliloquy

Answer: D. soliloquy

A soliloquy is a speech in which a character alone onstage voices private thoughts.

4. During a conversation, a character briefly turns to the audience to disclose a thought that the other characters are not meant to hear. What is this convention?
  1. Monologue
  2. Aside
  3. Epilogue
  4. Chorus

Answer: B. Aside

An aside is a brief remark addressed to the audience or another character but unheard by the rest onstage.

5. A leader's excessive pride repeatedly prevents him from accepting sound advice and contributes to his downfall. The pride functions as his
  1. comic relief
  2. tragic flaw
  3. foil
  4. exposition

Answer: B. tragic flaw

A tragic flaw is a character weakness that helps bring about a tragic protagonist's downfall.

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