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Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
______________is the art or practice of representing a character on stage.
a)
Singing
b)
Acting
c)
Juggling
d)
Dancing
2.
The entire group of people performing the play is known as the ______________.
a)
audience
b)
pit
c)
cast
d)
cats
3.
A substitute for another actor cast in the same role is _______________.
a)
an understudy
b)
a replacement
4.
The "actor's interview" to get a part in a play is called _________________.
a)
an interview
b)
a set
c)
a rehearsal
d)
an audition
5.
The term used to describe auditioning for a role without knowing what is to be read is ____________________.
a)
first reading
b)
cold reading
c)
rehearsal
d)
dialogue
6.
What is the exact translation for the term playwright?
a)
Play writer
b)
Play maker
c)
Author
d)
Artist
7.
When one actor speaks a long set of lines on stage it is called _______________.
a)
monologue
b)
unispeak
c)
dialogue
8.
_______________ is the verbal exchange between two or more characters.
a)
Acting
b)
Rehearsal
c)
Cast
d)
Dialogue
9.
_____________ are practice sessions where actors get stage directions and practice their lines.
a)
Actings
b)
Rehearsals
c)
Casts
d)
Dialogues
10.
The final rehearsal before the first public performance is the ______________ rehearsal.
a)
last
b)
practice
c)
dress
d)
epic
11.
In a script, what is the term for what the character is really thinking while reading his/her lines?
a)
theme
b)
subtext
c)
thoughts
d)
reactions
12.
Impromptu acting without the aid of a script or preplanned activity is called _____________.
a)
Improvisation
b)
Pantomiming
c)
Role playing
d)
Interpretive dancing
13.
The reason behind the actor's actions on stage is _______________.
a)
reflection
b)
invention
c)
motivation
d)
conversation
14.
A signal that prompts an actor into a new set of dialogue or action is a ____________.
a)
cue
b)
direction
c)
feeling
d)
eye roll
15.
______________ recall is calling up a specific memory to more accurately interpret a character's feelings.
a)
Sensory
b)
Memory
c)
Total
d)
Rapid
16.
"Prop" is an abbreviation for _____________.
a)
props
b)
property
c)
proposition
d)
propoganda
17.
Who is in charge of all the props?
a)
Property holder
b)
Director
c)
Property master
d)
Actors
18.
A term used to describe stage movement that is used to make the characters more believable, such as stirring a drink or reading a book.
a)
Stage hand
b)
Stage blocking
c)
Stage business
d)
Stage directors
19.
_______________ is/are the area where the audience is seated.
a)
Theatre
b)
Rows
c)
House
d)
Platform
20.
The exact movement of the actors on stage as dictated by the director is ______________.
a)
Blocking
b)
Pacing
c)
Learning
d)
Modeling
21.
_______________ is the term used to describe the dismantling or taking apart of the set.
a)
Move
b)
Break
c)
Strike
d)
Finish
22.
A _______________ is the appearance of the actors on stage to acknowledge the applause of the audience.
a)
Dress rehearsal
b)
Prop
c)
Stage direction
d)
Curtain call
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