Basic Theatre Final Review

Actors performing improvs should avoid saying this word because it can end the scene.

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• OK

Actors performing improvs should also avoid doing this and should make statements instead. 

• Screaming
• Asking questions
• Saying their name
• Saying stop 

Actors should also avoid sending their improv partners here because then the actor is left alone onstage. 

• Offstage
• Downstage
• Satge Left
• Center Stage

Commedia dell Arte was developed in what country? 

• France
• Japan
• Austria
• Italy

Familiar basic characters used in Commedia are called what? 

• Mimes
• Kabukis
• Stock Characters
• Frivolous Characters 

Which character in Commedia is the cowardly braggart?

• Shylock

• Iago

• Pantalone

• Il Capitano

Which character is the gullible father in Commedia? 

• Il Doctore
• Il Capitano
• Pantalone
• Stinky Joe 

Which is not one of the three main articulators? 

• Lips
• Teeth
• Uvula
• Tongue 

Who is the mischievous character in Commedia? 

• Harikari
• Harlequin
• Harley Quinn
• Harlem 

Who is the pretty, flirtatious girl in Commedia? 

• Columbine
• Phantasy
• Felicity
• Carolina