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Chapter 4: Acting Terms

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any specific action performed on stage

a)

Dialogue

b)

Blocking

c)

Cue

d)

Stage business

2.

Planned movement onstage as a scene progresses

a)

Blocking

b)

Subtext

c)

Progression

d)

Stage business

3.

Furthest from the audience

a)

Center

b)

Upstage

c)

Backstage

d)

Downstage

4.

True or False? "Stage right" is the right side of the stage from the audience's perspective.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An actor moving to the left side of the stage is moving

a)

Stage right

b)

Stage left

c)

Center

d)

Upstage

6.

A stage signal; the last few words, actions, or technical effects that prompt another actor's lines

a)

Stage business

b)

Special effects

c)

Cue

d)

Subtext

7.

Behind the set, invisible to the audience

a)

Upstage

b)

Backstage

c)

Stage right

d)

Stage left

8.

The unstated plot of the scene; what the character is thinking and feeling

a)

Dialogue

b)

Mood

c)

Stage business

d)

Subtext

9.

The scenery for an act or scene

a)

Stage

b)

Set

c)

Flora and fauna

d)

Decorations

10.

Closest to the audience

a)

Upstage

b)

Center

c)

Downstage

d)

Backstage