Theater Final Exam

Making the audience feel that each performance of the play is the first time is the goal of:

• situation-centered approach
• character-centered approach
• “illusion of the first time”
• Improvisation

Inappropriately diverting attention away from the main actors by calling attention to yourself is known as

• Situation-centered approach
• Character-centered approach
• Scene-stealing 
• Motivation

The portrayal of a character or a scene without rehearsal or preparation is called

• character sketch
• scene-stealing
• improvisation
• characterization

One of the toughest challenges that faces an actor is _____ effectively – that is to be visible onstage but not to play an active part in the scene.

• to do nothing
• scene-stealing
• improvisation
• spontaneity

What elements are necessary for good miming?

• Jumping, Expression, & Good Hair

• Exaggerated Movement & Expression

• Clear Speech & Strong Emotion

• Movement & Silence

The individual sound of your particular voice is called its ______________.

• resonance

• tone

• mood

• quality

____________ refers to the sound of vowels when the sounds are diverted from the oral cavity to the nasal cavity.

• Moode

• Tone

• Nasality

• Resonance

__________________ is the vibrant tone produced when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat, head, nose, and mouth.

• Tone

• Emotion

• Voiced

• Resonance

The highness or lowness of the voice at any given time is called _______________.

• pitch

• mood

• tone

• voiceless

Variety in pitch is called ____________.

• reflection

• inflection

• assumption

• denotation