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WorksheetsCh. 1 & Ch. 2 - Theatre
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The portrayal of a character or a scene without rehearsal or preparation is called
a)
character sketch
b)
scene-stealing
c)
improvisation
d)
characterization
2.
Making the audience feel that each performance of the play is the first time is the goal of:
a)
situation-centered approach
b)
character-centered approach
c)
“illusion of the first time”
d)
Improvisation
3.
_____ focuses on one (or more than one) character who experiences different situations; it emphasizes each character’s response to situations.
a)
situation-centered approach
b)
improvisation
c)
“illusion of the first time”
d)
character-centered approach
4.
Which of the following lists IN ORDER the steps in the motivated sequence?
a)
Brain registers what happens, Give main response, Experience the stimulus, Respond physically
b)
Experience the stimulus, Respond physically, Brain registers what happens, Give main response
c)
Give main response, Experience the stimulus, Respond physically, Brain registers what happens
d)
Respond physically, Give main response, Experience the stimulus, Brain registers what happens
5.
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.
a)
to do nothing
b)
scene-stealing
c)
improvisation
d)
spontaneity
6.
“Stay in character for the whole performance.” This is advice you may give a friend who was to perform a(n)
a)
prepared speech
b)
improvisation
c)
public announcement
d)
soliloquy
7.
Inappropriately diverting attention away from the main actors by calling attention to yourself is known as
a)
Situation-centered approach
b)
Character-centered approach
c)
Scene-stealing
d)
Motivation
8.
What is one question to ask when establishing a character?
a)
What day of the week is it?
b)
Am I really nothing more than a big loser?
c)
Does Mrs. Smith really care about me?
d)
What does my character want?
9.
The natural way in which a person responds to a stimulus—
a)
Motivated Sequence
b)
Stimulus
c)
Spontaneity
d)
Situation
10.
Putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character is
a)
Characterization
b)
Scene-stealing
c)
"illusion of the first time"
d)
to do nothing effectively
11.
Charlie Chaplin helped bring attention to the art of mime in twentieth-century America.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
If you are performing an inclination, you would be bending your body to the front, the side, or the rear.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
In order to fall onstage effectively, try to lower each body segment to the floor separately.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
To pantomime anger, open your eyes wide and form your mouth into the shape of an "O."
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Your face is the key to all bodily action.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The rope pull is one example of a conventional mime action.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Many mimes paint their faces white in the classic tradition.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
In both pantomime and mime, no spoken language is used, but some sounds are vocalized.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Kinesthesis is the ability to move objects with your mind.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Mime aims to convey a theme or an idea, whereas pantomime strives only to convey an action.
a)
True
b)
False
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