Characterization Quiz

Putting together all facets of a character to make that person a believable individual who can be portrayed before an audience.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• External Traits

A character's goal, what they are wanting to achieve by the end. Every character has an objective no matter how small it may be.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• Objective

Remembering a feeling from your own life to apply to a performance.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Sensory Recall

• External Traits

Describes a character through their thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue. The author is showing us.

• Internal Traits

• Indirect

• Gesture

• External Traits

Describes the character through their physical description, line of work, or passions and pursuits. The author tells us directly this information.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• Direct

Movement of a part of the body to communicate an emotion or idea.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• External Traits

Used to describe a fictional character that has been used so many times in different stories, movies, or other forms of entertainment that it is instantly recognizable by most people.

• Internal Traits

• Stock Character

• Gesture

• External Traits

Remembering how an action or object felt, looked, smelled, sounded or tasted.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• Sensory Recall

Characteristics that make up a character's physical appearance, such as posture, gestures, mannerisms, voice, and clothing.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• External Traits

Inner personal qualities that can't be seen.

• Internal Traits

• Characterization

• Gesture

• External Traits