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Dramatic Structure Quick Check
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Question
What is exposition?(1 point)
Responses

the moment when the energy between characters has reached its most intense pitch
the moment when the energy between characters has reached its most intense pitch

the moment when the conflict is resolved
the moment when the conflict is resolved

text that introduces the audience to the characters and physical setting
text that introduces the audience to the characters and physical setting

what happens in the aftermath of the climax
what happens in the aftermath of the climax
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Answered by adaleta
Which dialogue is properly formatted for a play?(1 point)
Responses

OLIVIA: Like under your bed.
RYAN: Or in a closet.
STEPHEN: Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?
OLIVIA: Like under your bed. RYAN: Or in a closet. STEPHEN: Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?

Olivia said, “Like under your bed.”
“Or in a closet,” Ryan offered.
Stephen added, “Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”
Olivia said, “Like under your bed.” “Or in a closet,” Ryan offered. Stephen added, “Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”

Like under your bed. Or in a closet.
“Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”
Like under your bed. Or in a closet. “Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”

OLIVIA: “Like under your bed.”
RYAN: “Or in a closet.”
STEPHEN: “Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”
Answered by adaleta
Select the correct answers from the lists.(1 point)
Playwrights use
to introduce a setting, characters, and a conflict or problem. They use
to tell what characters do or think and to provide information about lighting, scenery, and other effects.
Answered by adaleta

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans

The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .

Characters

NARRATOR

REBECCA, 17 years old

MAMA, her mother

BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience.

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

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Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

The play is set in New England in 1866. Why is this important to the structure of the play?

(1 point)
Responses

The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.
The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.

The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.
The 15th amendment was passed in 1866 in New England, giving women the right to vote.

The Civil War was raging 1866, and New England was a safer place than the South for women to speak about ending slavery and gaining voting rights for all.
The Civil War was raging 1866, and New England was a safer place than the South for women to speak about ending slavery and gaining voting rights for all.

The 19th amendment was ratified in 1866 in Seneca Falls, New York, making it an important place in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Answered by adaleta

Sojourner Truth
by Joanna Evans

The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . .

Characters

NARRATOR

REBECCA, 17 years old

MAMA, her mother

BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience.

NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice!

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Question
Use the passage and instruction paragraph to answer the question.

Refer to the stage direction that shows Rebecca kneeling at Mama’s feet. Rebecca pleads with her mother to come with her to hear Truth speak.

What structural part of the play does this stage direction and dialogue represent?

(1 point)
Responses

exposition
exposition

rising action
rising action

climax
climax

falling action
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**text that introduces the audience to the characters and physical setting**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The properly formatted dialogue for a play is:

**OLIVIA: “Like under your bed.”
RYAN: “Or in a closet.”
STEPHEN: “Oh, Mitch, aren’t you embarrassed that you hate storms when Storm is your own last name?”**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
Playwrights use **exposition** to introduce a setting, characters, and a conflict or problem. They use **stage directions** to tell what characters do or think and to provide information about lighting, scenery, and other effects.
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**The Civil War had just ended, and the North was a safer place than the South for women who were fighting for voting rights for all.**
Answered by GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:

**rising action**

This is because the moment of Rebecca kneeling and pleading with her mother represents a buildup of tension and conflict in the story, which is characteristic of the rising action.