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WorksheetsCh. 3 & Ch. 4 - Theatre
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A speaker who does not vary his or her pitch is said to be speaking in a ______.
a)
quality
b)
montotone
c)
rate
d)
schwa
2.
When air passes over the vocal folds, it creates ______ that form the human voice.
a)
consonant
b)
diction
c)
vibrations
d)
quality
3.
______ is the speed at which words are spoken.
a)
rate
b)
nasality
c)
monotone
d)
pronunciation
4.
Proper ______ involves knowing which syllables are accented in words.
a)
pronunciation
b)
quality
c)
pitch
d)
monotone
5.
The terms voiced and voiceless refer to the vibration, or lack thereof, produced by ______ sounds.
a)
diction
b)
schwa
c)
vowel
d)
consonant
6.
The vowel sound ______ sounds like "uh."
a)
consonant
b)
rate
c)
schwa
d)
diction
7.
Americans are often criticized for the ______, or flat and unresonant quality, of their voices.
a)
nasality
b)
montone
c)
rate
d)
vibrations
8.
Strong emotion can affect your voice's ______, making your voice sound different than it usually does.
a)
rate
b)
quality
c)
diction
d)
vibrations
9.
The highness or lowness of a voice is called its ______.
a)
pitch
b)
rate
c)
vibrations
d)
diction
10.
Good ______ is characterized by well-chosen words and clear speech.
a)
rate
b)
monotone
c)
nasality
d)
diction
11.
What is another name for a play's main character?
a)
primary source
b)
antagonist
c)
protagonist
d)
master gesture
12.
A line of dialogue that indicates an interrupted sentence is called a __________.
a)
fade-off line
b)
pointing line
c)
key line
d)
cut-off line
13.
Which kind of stage type is surrounded on all sides by the audience?
a)
arena
b)
proscenium
c)
thrust
d)
profile
14.
An actor who is similar to his or her character in appearance and personality is playing a __________.
a)
character part
b)
bit part
c)
straight part
d)
walk-on part
15.
If an actor is playing the role of an American president and discusses the presidency with former President Clinton, President Clinton is that actor's __________.
a)
secondary source
b)
primary source
c)
character sketch
d)
character part
16.
What is it called when an actor turns his or her back to the audience in order to redirect the audience's attention elsewhere?
a)
cheating out
b)
stealing the scene
c)
turning the scene in
d)
taking yourself out of a scene
17.
What type of vocal pitch pattern would you use to indicate questioning?
a)
rising inflection
b)
falling inflection
c)
circumflex inflection
d)
sustained inflection
18.
Imagine that an actor is playing the role of a pilot who is trying to avoid crashing a plane, but the actor has never flown a plane. To enhance the portrayal, the actor might use __________ by recalling his or her experience with a near-accident while driving a car.
a)
improvisation
b)
subtext
c)
upstaging
d)
substitution
19.
If an actor plays a role by identifying with the character's emotions, actually struggling and weeping with the character, this actor is using the __________ approach to acting.
a)
objective
b)
externalization
c)
subjective
d)
substitution
20.
What is the traditional term for a young female lead in a play?
a)
juvenile
b)
ingenue
c)
foil
d)
typecast
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