WorksheetsFinal Exam Theatre I 2017
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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)
Proscenium Arch Stage
b)
Grand Drape
c)
Wings
d)
Apron
2.
The draperies covering the proscenium opening, separating the audience from the stage.
a)
Grand Drape
b)
Wings
c)
Apron
d)
Fourth Wall
3.
Offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
a)
Wings
b)
Apron
c)
Fourth Wall
d)
Arena Stage
4.
The part of the stage extending past the proscenium arch toward the audience.
a)
Apron
b)
Fourth Wall
c)
Arena Stage
d)
Thrust Stage
5.
The invisible wall through which the audience watches the action.
a)
Fourth Wall
b)
Arena Stage
c)
Thrust Stage
d)
House
6.
A stage constructed so that the audience can sit on all sides; also known as “theatre-in-the-round.”
a)
Arena Stage
b)
Thrust Stage
c)
House
d)
Upstage
7.
A stage that extends into the seating area. The audience sits on three sides of the stage.
a)
Thrust Stage
b)
House
c)
Upstage
d)
Downstage
8.
Section of the theater where the audience sits.
a)
House
b)
Upstage
c)
Downstage
d)
Proscenium Arch Stage
9.
Stages were raked before what century?
a)
10th
b)
15th
c)
20th
d)
25th
10.
Explain where the terms Upstage and Downstage come from.
a)
Raked Stages
b)
Clock Face
c)
Compass Directions
d)
Thumbs up and thumbs down
11.
The rising and falling of pitch; adds meaning and rhythm to spoken word.
a)
Inflection
b)
Articulation
c)
Pronunciation
d)
Diction
12.
The shaping and molding of sounds into syllables.
a)
Articulation
b)
Pronunciation
c)
Diction
d)
Accent
13.
The way sounds or syllables are said and stressed.
a)
Pronunciation
b)
Diction
c)
Accent
d)
Volume
14.
A person’s pronunciation of words, choice of words and manner in which the person expresses himself/herself.
a)
Diction
b)
Accent
c)
Volume
d)
Rate
15.
The manner in which people speak; usually depends on what part of the world they are from.
a)
Accent
b)
Volume
c)
Rate
d)
Projection
16.
How softly or loudly a person speaks.
a)
Volume
b)
Rate
c)
Projection
d)
Inflection
17.
The speed at which a person speaks.
a)
Rate
b)
Projection
c)
Inflection
d)
Articulation
18.
When standing center, the area behind the actor.
a)
Upstage
b)
Downstage
c)
Proscenium Arch Stage
d)
Grand Drape
19.
When standing center, the area in front of the actor.
a)
Downstage
b)
Proscenium Arch Stage
c)
Grand Drape
d)
Wings
20.
How effectively the voice is delivered to the audience.
a)
Projection
b)
Inflection
c)
Articulation
d)
Pronunciation
21.
Which of the following is an example of the I for E substitution?
a)
Get
b)
Right
c)
Going
d)
Want to
22.
Which of the following is an example of the Long I?
a)
Right
b)
Going
c)
Want To
d)
Cold
23.
Which of the following is an example of the Dropped G?
a)
Going
b)
Want To
c)
Cold
d)
Get
24.
Mark the correct use of The or "Tha."
a)
The Apple, Tha Dog
b)
Tha Apple, The Dog
c)
The Apple, The Dog
d)
Tha Apple, Tha Dog
25.
Which of the following is an example of Double Consonants?
a)
Want To
b)
Cold
c)
Get
d)
Right
26.
Which of the following is an example of LD at the End of a Word?
a)
Cold
b)
Get
c)
Right
d)
Going
27.
To act without words through facial expression and gesture.
a)
Pantomime
b)
Mime
c)
Commedia Dell Arte
d)
Marcel Marceau
28.
Any movement that tells the audience something significant or meaningful about a character.
a)
Pantomime
b)
Mime
c)
Commedia Dell Arte
d)
Marcel Marceau
29.
Movement that tells a story through silent action alone.
a)
Pantomime
b)
Mime
c)
Commedia Dell Arte
d)
Marcel Marceau
30.
Movement that portrays an activity without using the actual object involved in the activity.
a)
Pantomime
b)
Mime
c)
Commedia Dell Arte
d)
Marcel Marceau
31.
Pantomime and Mime are two different things.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
The tradition of Pantomime began in
a)
Rome
b)
Greece
c)
Italy
d)
Great Britain
33.
In the modern British Theatre, pantomime is an entertainment used to celebrate
a)
Christmas and New Years
b)
Easter
c)
Halloween
d)
Fourth of July
34.
Modern pantomime came into popularity when Queen ________ took the throne.
a)
Victoria
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Mary
d)
Bea
35.
What is it called when a woman plays the lead male role and a man plays the lead female role.
a)
Role Reversal
b)
Switched Roles
c)
Stock Characters
d)
Improv
36.
When a man plays the lead female role he is called a
a)
Dame
b)
Mime
c)
Improv
d)
Pantomime
37.
An art form based on Pantomime using conventionalized gestures to express ideas rather than represent action.
a)
Mime
b)
Pantomime
c)
Commedia Dell Arte
d)
Marcel Marceau
38.
The formal art of Mime emerged in the fifth century in
a)
Greece
b)
Rome
c)
Italy
d)
Great Britain
39.
Who is The “World’s Greatest Mime?”
a)
Marcel Marceau
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Buster Keaton
d)
Queen Victoria
40.
White makeup used in mime with dark color to accent the eyes and mouth.
a)
Whiteface
b)
Improv
c)
Stock Characters
d)
Pantomime
41.
The word mime comes from the Greek word ______ and it means to Imitate or Mimic.
a)
Mimos
b)
Commedia
c)
Pantomime
d)
Marcel Marceau
42.
Commedia Dell’Arte become popular in _____ in the 15th Century.
a)
Italy
b)
Greece
c)
Rome
d)
Great Britain
43.
A set of characters used for most productions of Commedia Dell’Arte.
a)
Stock Characters
b)
Improv
c)
Harlequin
d)
Pantomime
44.
Stock characters are identifiable because they have a standard
a)
Costume and Personality
b)
Place to perform
c)
Catch Phrase
d)
Fan base
45.
Harlequin is a ___________. He is the most recognizable of the stock characters.
a)
Servant Clown
b)
Mime
c)
Actor
d)
Judge
46.
One identifying characteristic of Harlequin is a multicolored patchwork
a)
Vest
b)
Pants
c)
Hat
d)
Shoes
47.
Commedia Dell’Arte was popular with _____ and ______ classes of people.
a)
Middle, Lower
b)
Upper, Middle
c)
Upper, Lower
d)
Left, Right
48.
The dialogue in Commedia Dell’Arte is mostly
a)
Improv
b)
Scripted
c)
Funny
d)
Loud
49.
Women were allowed to perform in Commedia Dell’Arte troupes.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Two of Marcel Marceau’s role models.
a)
Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin
b)
Barack and Michelle Obama
c)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
d)
The King and Queen of England
51.
Marcel Marceau’s most memorable pantomimes.
a)
Walking Against the Wind
b)
Trapped in a Box
c)
Tug-o-War
d)
Taking Candy from a Baby
52.
Marcel Marceau's father died during World War II at
a)
Auschwitz
b)
Home
c)
The Hospital
d)
A Federal Prison
53.
Marcel Marceau and his brother escaped the Nazis and joined
a)
The French Resistance
b)
A Gym
c)
A New Religion
d)
A Country Club
54.
Marcel Marceau’s most famous character.
a)
Bip the Clown
b)
Charlie Chaplin
c)
Buster Keaton
d)
Queen Victoria
55.
Bad guy
a)
Antagonist
b)
Protagonist
c)
Exposition
d)
Inciting Incident
56.
Good guy
a)
Protagonist
b)
Exposition
c)
Inciting Incident
d)
Rising Action
57.
Introduction of characters and situation through dialogue and action
a)
Exposition
b)
Inciting Incident
c)
Rising Action
d)
Climax
58.
The event that causes the major conflict
a)
Inciting Incident
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Falling Action
59.
The things that happen to create additional conflict and lead to the climax
a)
Rising Action
b)
Climax
c)
Falling Action
d)
Resolution
60.
The most intense moment in the play; the point of no return
a)
Climax
b)
Falling Action
c)
Resolution
d)
Moral
61.
The unraveling; when all the loose ends are tied up and all problems are resolved
a)
Falling Action
b)
Resolution
c)
Moral
d)
Business
62.
How well the falling action solves the problem of the play; in a fairy tale, this is the “happily ever after”
a)
Resolution
b)
Moral
c)
Business
d)
Antagonist
63.
Lesson taught by the situation of the play
a)
Moral
b)
Business
c)
Antagonist
d)
Protagonist
64.
Small movements and actions done to help express character
a)
Business
b)
Antagonist
c)
Protagonist
d)
Exposition
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