WorksheetsTheatre Arts Semester Final
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is NOT an aspect of proper Theatre voice (P.I.E.)
a)
PROJECTION
b)
INFLECTION
c)
ENUNCIATION
d)
EXAGGERATION
2.
Which is NOT an aspect of pantomime?
a)
Exaggerated facial expressions
b)
White face paint.
c)
Loud and clear voice.
d)
Using precise gestures to indicate imaginary props.
3.
What is theatre?
a)
Acting out a story with no words or props.
b)
The art of telling stories through live acting for an audience.
c)
A place to see a movie.
d)
Imaginary lines on the stage that define where the actors can be seen.
4.
The most important thing to remember on stage is
a)
Stay in character.
b)
Your lines.
c)
Project!
d)
Don't look at the audience.
5.
A monologue is
a)
A short situation to be acted out by several players.
b)
Rehearsal for a production.
c)
An exaggerated fast moving play with "good guys" and "bad guys".
d)
A longer speech spoken by one person.
6.
A group of performers working together to a put on a show are called
a)
clowns.
b)
actors.
c)
puppets.
d)
an ensemble.
7.
To become a stronger actor, you must take care of your
a)
mother and father.
b)
voice and body.
c)
director and stage manager.
d)
hair and make-up.
8.
In a scene or monologue, the actor must identify what their character wants. This is called the
a)
purpose.
b)
objective.
c)
excuse.
d)
lame.
9.
Once the actor knows what their character wants, they might try several different techniques to get it, for example, threatening, begging, bribing, or asking nicely. These are called
a)
options
b)
monologues
c)
levels
d)
tactics.
10.
Scripts are broken into smaller chunks to make them easier to read, rehearse, and analyze. Put these parts of a script in order from largest to smallest.
a)
Play, Act, Scene, Line, Beat.
b)
Play, Chapter, Scene, Act.
c)
Play, Chapter, Scene, Act.
d)
Beat, Act, Play, Scene, Chapter.
11.
Props are
a)
handheld items used to make a performance more believable.
b)
the time and location of a performance.
c)
a storyteller.
d)
applause for a good performance.
12.
If while on stage, an actor forgets their lines and bursts into a fit of giggles, they broke the most important rule on stage. What is the most important thing to remember on stage?
a)
STAY IN CHARACTER!
b)
TO BE OR NOT TO BE!
c)
COWARDS DIE MANY TIMES BEFORE THEIR DEATHS!
d)
EPA!
13.
Location 5 is called
a)
Center Stage
b)
Upstage Left
c)
Downstage Right
d)
Backstage
14.
Locations 1, 2, and 3 are
a)
Upstage
b)
Downstage
c)
Centerstage
15.
Location 7, 8, and 9 are
a)
downstage
b)
center stage
c)
upstage
d)
offstage
16.
When the director tells an actor where to move on stage (for example: enter upstage left, cross from upstage left to center stage.) This is called
a)
solo
b)
choreography
c)
monologue
d)
blocking
17.
Which is NOT a Rule of Improv
a)
Say "yes".
b)
There are no mistakes, only opportunities.
c)
Make statements.
d)
When in trouble or in doubt, run in circles, scream, and shout.
18.
Which line is not from a Shakespearean Play?
a)
O Romeo, Romeo. Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
b)
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
c)
To be or not to be? That is the question.
d)
If thou are happy and thou knoweth it, clap thine hands
19.
What could be a theme for Macbeth?
a)
Be careful who you take advice from.
b)
Greed will always get you what you want.
c)
There are no consequences ever.
d)
You can always trust your wife/husband to help you do what is right.
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