Question

5.What are the five key elements of a drama, as defined by Aristotle?(1 point)
Responses

plot, character, tension, language, spectacle
plot, character, tension, language, spectacle

plot, character, setting, imagery, allegory
plot, character, setting, imagery, allegory

setting, tension, language, metaphor, emotion
setting, tension, language, metaphor, emotion

setting, allegory, spectacle, emotion, imagery
4.What are dramatic elements?(1 point)
Responses

essential features of a performance that contribute to a play’s meaning
essential features of a performance that contribute to a play’s meaning

events or incidents that happen during a performance in a particular order
events or incidents that happen during a performance in a particular order

aspects of a performance that appeal to the audience’s senses
aspects of a performance that appeal to the audience’s senses

people or beings in a performance whose actions move the plot forward
3.Chapter 1: Sarai is nervous about her job interview. She spends her morning getting ready and practicing what she will say.

Chapter 2: Aldric has never interviewed people for a job before. He spends his morning rehearsing his questions in a mirror and occasionally searching the internet for better questions to ask. He agonizes that he will sound foolish to a qualified candidate.

Chapter 3: Sarai arrives at the interview and is told Aldric will be right with her. She grows increasingly nervous as time passes and he does not appear.

Chapter 4: Aldric is panicking in his office, imagining scenarios where the superstar he is interviewing discovers that Aldric is, himself, unqualified, and walks out.

Chapter 5: Aldric and Sarai shake hands across the table. They both smile nervously. The interview begins.

Question
Use the story description to answer the question.

How does the dramatic irony in the story lead to a satisfying conclusion for the reader?

(1 point)
Responses

The tension is resolved when the characters learn what the reader already knows.
The tension is resolved when the characters learn what the reader already knows.

The suspense introduced in the conclusion allows readers to imagine the ending they want.
The suspense introduced in the conclusion allows readers to imagine the ending they want.

The humor comes to a peak when the characters finally come face to face.
The humor comes to a peak when the characters finally come face to face.

The resolution assures readers that interviews are never something to fear.
2.Why would a playwright use a soliloquy instead of a monologue?(1 point)
Responses

to give the audience historical context about the setting of the play
to give the audience historical context about the setting of the play

to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings
to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings

to develop an idea the playwright wants the audience to know about
to develop an idea the playwright wants the audience to know about

to inform the audience about how one character feels about another
1.What is the main difference between a monologue and a soliloquy?(1 point)
Responses

In a soliloquy, the speaker assumes they cannot be heard.
In a soliloquy, the speaker assumes they cannot be heard.

A soliloquy is spoken by a narrator.
A soliloquy is spoken by a narrator.

In a monologue, the speaker assumes they cannot be heard.
In a monologue, the speaker assumes they cannot be heard.

A monologue advances the plot by revealing the speaker’s secret feelings.

Answer 1

5. plot, character, tension, language, spectacle

4. essential features of a performance that contribute to a play’s meaning

3. The tension is resolved when the characters learn what the reader already knows.

2. to reveal the character’s true motivation and most honest feelings

1. In a soliloquy, the speaker assumes they cannot be heard.