Fourth Quarterly Examination in Creative Writing

Second Semester

Name: _______________________________________ Date: __________________________________

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Directions: Read and analyze the given questions. Choose the letter of your best answer
by encircling the letter that corresponds to your answer. Erasure is not allowed.
1. It is an adaptation, recreation of reality on stage.
a. Drama c. One Act Play
b. Monologue d. Story
2. According to him plot is the soul of drama.
a. Aristotle c. Plato
b. Jose Rizal d. Darwin
3. Which of the following is the definition of protagonist?
a. It is the main character of the play.
b. It is opposes the main character.
c. It is a character with only one characteristic.
d. It is a character that has many traits to develop.
4. It is a group of people who watch the play.
a. audience c. genre
b. dialogue d. setting
5. How you can identify the body of the character in a drama?
a. Character conveyed through posture, gesture and facial expression.
b. Character identify how they move on the stage.
c. Character speaks their lines instantly identifies personality and emotion.
d. Character positioning of the objects and bodies on the stage and the relationship
between them.
6. It is a speech in which a character, who is usually alone on the stage.
a. Soliloquy c. Symbolism
b. Monologue d. Dramatic Irony
7. Which of the following is the order of the plotline?
a. exposition, rising action, falling action, resolution
b. rising action, exposition, falling action, resolution
c. resolution, falling action, rising action, exposition
d. falling action, resolution, rising action, exposition
8. “Be careful with what you say. You can say something hurtful in ten seconds and ten years
later the wounds are still there.” by Joel Osteem. This is an example of what type of
intertextuality?
a. obligatory c. accidental
b. optional d. adaptation
9. Which of the following is an example of parody?
a. At the talent show, a group of boys wears matching outfits and prances around singing
One Direction’s “Best Song Ever.” “They sing very poorly and overly dramatically”
b. In the end, Albert Einstein was right when he said, “Life is like a bicycle. You need to
keep moving.”
c. Captain Barbell vs. Superman
d. The novel of Harry Potter becomes a movie.
10. This type of intertextuality allows the writer to make a reworking or reimagination of a
popular text for the purpose of changing or extending its meaning.
a. appropriation c. adaptation
b. parody d. Quotation
11. “She ran faster than Hermes”. The given example is an allusion. What kind of allusion?
a. Mythological c. Literary
b. Religious d. Historical
12. These are the people or animals that are subjected to in the drama that are portrayed by
the actor and actresses.
a. Characters c. setting
b. theme d. plot
13. Why setting is very important in a play?
a. it gives context to the characters’ actions in a story line
b. it shows the human interaction of the characters
c. it shows the plot of the play
d. it covers the structure of the play which tells what happens as the story goes
14. A feeling of excitement or tension the reader experiences as the plot involves.
a. suspense c. foreshadowing
b. tone d. flashback
15. Which of the following is the definition of climax?
a. it is the turning point, or the peak of a plot which holds an utmost emotional intensity of
the play
b. a series of events that leads to the solution of the conflicts
c. simply the introductory part that provides the background information needed to properly
understand the story
d. series of events, including complications and discoveries which the dramatic of a plot
16. It is a short play that comprises only one act or more scenes presented in one set.
a. one-act play b. drama
c. story d. reenactment
17. A minor character who emphasizes the qualities of another character.
a. foil character c. round character
b. stock character d. flat character
18. It refers to the performance of a drama or play in a stage.
a. staging c. design
c. costumes d. setting
19. The stage of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It is also known as picture frame stage
since the audience sits in rows facing the stage and watch the plays.
a. Proscenium Stage c. Traverse Stage
b. Arena Stage d. Flexible Stage
20. Which of the following is the example of Arena Stage?
a. NBA Stadium c. Plaza in Barangay
b. Stage in School d. Cut Walk Run Way
21. Also known as alley staging and it is a type of staging modality wherein the audience are
sitting on the sides of the stage, facing each other just like a fashion catwalk.
a. Traverse Stage c. Arena Stage
b. Flexible Stage d. Proscenium Stage
22. What are the types of stage layout or stage directions?
a. Upstage, Downstage, Centerstage
b. Upstage, Downstage, Middle Stage
c. Upstage, Centerstage, Middle Stage
d. Upstage, Middle Stage, Round Stage
23. Which of the following is the best definition of costumes?
 a. refers to the special kind of clothing on the body of the characters on stage
b. are the items held or used by the actor/actresses on stage to make the action more
realistic
c. refers to the order that action and scenes are placed and dramatic
d. it is about the movement from one to another
24. Who is the author of Oli Impan?
a. Alberto S. Florentino c. Dr. Joem Antonio
b. Albert Einstein d. Jared Bush
25. What is the intention of the audience in watching a play?
a. to see the performance of the actors and actresses
b. to judge the actors and actresses
c. to relieve their stress
d. to give quality time to the actors and actresses
26. It is about the movement from one to another.
a. Transition and Flow c. Proxemics Level
b. Set d. Audience Awareness
27. It is literally the center of the playing area.
a. centerstage c. upstage
b. downstage d. middle stage
28. The following are the influencing terms on staging a play except to?
a. Human Interaction c. script
b. dialogue d. blocking
29. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a one-act play?
a. There is full development in a character
b. It may consist of one or more scenes
c. It is usually written in a concise manner
d. There are no breaks in the action.
30. A piece of writing that tells a story which is intended to be played performed on stage.
a. drama c. one-act play
b. monologue d. story telling
31. Which of the following is not a literary elements and technique applied in writing a play?
a. Soliloquy c. satire
b. symbolism d. imagery
32. What is the central topic, subject or message within a narrative?
a. theme b. personification
b. satire d. conflict
33. A literary device that gives to the readers a hint of what will happen next in the next scene.
a. foreshadowing c. imagery
b. satire d. personification
34. What are the frameworks of literature?
a. social and political c. religion and historical
b. social and historical d. religion and political
35. It is the background, environment, setting, framework or surroundings of events or
occurrences.
a. context c. content
b. conflict d. contrast
36. Which of the following literature is an example of Feminist Criticism?
a. Moana c. Cinderella
b. Casper d. Romeo and Juliet
37. Which of the following is the heart enumerable works of literature?
a. social c. religion
b. political d. historical
 38. Which of the following is an example of Historical Sociopolitical context?
a. EDSA Revolution c. Political Killings
b. Drug War d. Overpopulation
39. Climate change is an example of what sociopolitical context?
a. social c. political
b. religion d. historical
40. It involves both social and political issues.
a. sociopolitical context c. sociological context
b. socioeconomic context d. sociologism context
41. What are the two famous type of sociological criticism?
a. Marxist Criticism and Feminist Criticism
b. Marcos Criticism and Famine Criticism
c. Mark’s Criticism and Feminist Criticism
d. None of them
42. Which of the following is not included to the group?
a. Poor Leadership c. Poverty
b. Overpopulation d. Climate Change
43. A minor character who is inconsistent and usually shows failed goals.
a. Anti-hero c. Round
b. Stock d. Flat
44. Darna vs. Wonderwoman is an example of what type of intertextuality?
a. Appropriation c. Adaptation
b. Parody d. Allusion
45. What are the three basic elements of a drama?
a. character, setting, plot c. character, theme, plot
b. character, plot, genre d. character, setting, conflict
46. This type of intertextuality entails creating a film, TV drama or stage play based on a
specific written work.
a. adaptation c. parody
b. allusion d. quotation
47. It is the act of using closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without
authorization.
a. plagiarism c. context
b. intertextuality d. stealing
48. Which of the following is the meaning of genre?
a. type of a play c. type of character
b. type of place d. type of audience
49. It is the positioning of the objects and bodies on the stage and the relationship between
them.
a. space c. voice
b. movement d. body
50. Which of the following is the best description of literature to our society?
a. Literature is the reflection of our society
b. Literature is the product of our society
c. Literature is the outcome of our society
d. Literature is the source of our society

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