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WorksheetsTheatre I Quiz #2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the Acting Area
a)
USL
b)
SR
c)
DSR
d)
SL
2.
Definition: a play that presents its theme and characters in a humorous way. All characters come together at the end of the play.
a)
Comedy
b)
Melodrama
c)
Drama
d)
Tragedy
3.
Definition: the conversation between actors on the stage.
a)
Act
b)
Dialogue
c)
Exposition
d)
Plot
4.
Definition: offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
a)
Backstage
b)
Off Stage
c)
Wings
d)
House
5.
Definition: the arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play.
a)
Plot
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Spectacle
6.
Definition: a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame.
a)
Thrust Stage
b)
Proscenium Stage
c)
BlackBox Stage
d)
Arena Stage
7.
Definition: all visual elements of production, such as scenery, properties, lighting, costumes, makeup, stage movement, and dance.
a)
Act
b)
On Stage
c)
Exposition
d)
Spectacle
8.
Definition: nine to fifteen divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery.
a)
Performance Space
b)
Stage
c)
Acting Areas
d)
Flexible Staging
9.
Definition: the principal character who represents the main thought of the play.
a)
Narrator
b)
Antagonist
c)
Actor
d)
Protagonist
10.
Definition: center of the stage.
*What is the abbreviation?
*What is the abbreviation?
a)
(US)
b)
(SR)
c)
(DS)
d)
(CS)
11.
Definition: major division of a play.
a)
Plot
b)
Act
c)
Climax
d)
Exposition
12.
Definition: any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust.
a)
BlackBox Stage
b)
Proscenium Stage
c)
Flexible Staging
d)
Apron
13.
Definition: an exaggerated, fast-moving play in which action is more important than characterization. The “good guys” win and the “bad guys” are punished.
a)
Melodrama
b)
Drama
c)
Comedy
d)
Tragedy
14.
Definition: the section of the theater where the audience sits; also called “out front”.
a)
Back Stage
b)
House
c)
Wings
d)
Off Stage
15.
Definition: the personality an actor portrays in a scene or play that is different from his or her own personality.
a)
Antagonist
b)
Character
c)
Protagonist
d)
Acting
16.
Definition: anything beyond the stage setting not visible to the audience.
a)
Off Stage
b)
Back Stage
c)
Wings
d)
House
17.
Definition: turning point in the action of a play.
a)
Exposition
b)
Act
c)
Climax
d)
Tragedy
18.
Definition: the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform.
a)
Acting Areas
b)
Theater
c)
Performance Space
d)
Stage
19.
Definition: a written copy of the dialogue that the actors will speak.
a)
Script
b)
Spectacle
c)
Play
d)
Exposition
20.
Identify the Acting Area
a)
DS
b)
CS
c)
DSR
d)
SL
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