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Theater

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is upstage

a)

The front of the stage

b)

The back

c)

The middle

d)

None of the above

2.

What kind of stage is this

a)

proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

Both

3.

Where is down stage

a)

The back

b)

The front

c)

Behind

d)

The middle

4.
Responsible for leading rehearsals, hiring, actors, and the overall vision of a production.
a)
Producer
b)
Makeup Artist
c)
Prop Master
d)
Director
5.

The character opposing the protagonist.

a)

Comedy

b)

Act

c)

Climax

d)

Antagonist

6.
Dialogue
a)
the chapters in a drama/play
b)
characters in a drama/play
c)
what the actors say in a drama/play
d)
tools used to bring a scence
7.

Turning point in the action of a play.

a)

Climax

b)

Spectacle

c)

Conflict

d)

Act

8.

Which lettered space on the diagram is Left Center?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

F

d)

I

9.

Where in the theater does the audience sit?

a)

Backstage

b)

Booth

c)

Box office

d)

House

10.
In charge of creating routines for dance and movement during a production, most often during a musical.
a)
Prop Master
b)
Actress
c)
Choreographer
d)
Stage Makeup
11.
Builds and designs sets for a production.  Works closely with director to get a sense of where the action is taking place.
a)
Set Designer
b)
Producer
c)
Costume Designer
d)
Music Director
12.
Funds or pays for the costs during a production and hires a director for a show.
a)
Director
b)
Tech/Stage Crew
c)
Actress
d)
Producer
13.
Reads the script and delivers lines on stage to portray a character in a production.
a)
Prop Master
b)
Actor/Actress
c)
Sound Designer
d)
Stage Makeup Artist
14.
Creates the "lighting look" for different scenes and must work with the director and set designer.
a)
Sound Designer
b)
Lighting Designer
c)
Tech/Stage Crew
d)
Director
15.
Develops and creates the clothing the actors and actresses will wear to portray a character in a production.
a)
Stage Manager
b)
Costume Designer
c)
Music Director
d)
Set Designer
16.
Works with the costume and wig department to create a facial look (old age, animal, time periods, etc.) for each actor.
a)
Choreographer
b)
Stage Crew
c)
Director
d)
Stage Makeup Artist
17.

This stage direction refers to the actor being closer to the audience.

a)

upstage right

b)

downstage left

c)

downstage

d)

upstage

18.

This type of stage has the audience on one side.

a)

Thrust Stage

b)

Proscenium Stage

c)

Arena Stage

d)

End Stage

19.

This type of stage has the audience in all sides.

a)

Arena Stage

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

Proscenium Stage

d)

End Stage

20.

This is the stage direction in which the actor can be seen at the farthest left side of the stage from the audiences’ point of view.

a)

downstage left

b)

downstage right

c)

upstage left

d)

upstage right

21.
a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

End Stage

c)

Arena Stage

d)

Thrust Stage

22.
a)

Proscenium Stage

b)

End Stage

c)

Arena Stage

d)

Thrust Stage

23.
What is Downstage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The area of the stage left of the actor
24.
Dialogue
a)
the chapters in a drama/play
b)
characters in a drama/play
c)
what the actors say in a drama/play
d)
tools used to bring a scence
25.
Scenes
a)
the chapters in a drama
b)
characters in a drama
c)
the place where actors perform
d)
show the changes in settings overtime
26.
Props
a)
written words for the actors
b)
the place where actors perform
c)
story in front a live audience
d)
tools that are used to bring a scene
27.
Script
a)
written words for actors
b)
the chapters in a drama
c)
characters in a drama
d)
the place where actors perform 
28.
Actors
a)
written words for the actors
b)
the chapters in a drama
c)
what the actors say
d)
characters in a drama
29.
Theater
a)
show the changes in settings overtime
b)
what the actors say in a drama
c)
the place where actors perform
d)
the chapters in a drama
30.
Monologue is a speech of some duration addressed by a character to a second person to express his/her thoughts and ideas aloud.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Chorus
a)
a group of actors who comment on the action
b)
term for an actor
c)
purging of audience emotions
d)
humans have little control over their destinies
32.
Monologue
a)

A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
b)

A signal from the stage manager to actor, stage crew props manager, or lighting technician that some predetermined action such as an entrance is required
c)

A division of an act or the play itself
d)

A work written to be spoken by just one person.
33.
Dialogue
a)

Conversation between two or more people that advances the action
b)
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
c)

A work written to be spoken by just one person.
d)
A speech in which an actor, usually on stage speaks his or her own thoughts aloud
34.
Cast
a)

The actors who perform in a given play
b)

All the actions, excluding  blocking, performed by actors onstage (i.e. gesturing, opening windows, writing letters.)
c)

The person who puts together a theatrical production & who obtains the financial backing; leading the rights to the play; rents the theater, hires the director, designer, house & stage crew, supervises, does the advertising & budget, & sometimes hires the cast
35.
Actor
a)

One who writes plays; a dramatist
b)

The person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides the play’s vision.
c)

One who performs a role or represents a character in a play
36.
Stage directions
a)

A dramatic device in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud, in words meant to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters
b)

Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
c)

Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
d)

The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
37.
Blocking
a)

The part of the theater building that holds the audience; also called the house
b)

Determining the basic movements of the actors during a play; sometimes provided by the playwright,sometimes developed by actors, but usually supplied by the director
c)
Notes added to the script of play, generally in italics or parentheses that provide the line readings, blocking, business, etc.
d)

The surrounding in which the action of the play develops
38.
What is Up Stage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience 
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage left of the actor
39.
What is Stage Right?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience 
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
40.
What is Stage Left
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage to the left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage to the left of the actor
41.

The arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play.

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Plot

d)

Antagonist

42.

Turning point in the action of a play.

a)

Climax

b)

Spectacle

c)

Conflict

d)

Act

43.

The character opposing the protagonist.

a)

Comedy

b)

Act

c)

Climax

d)

Antagonist

44.

The basic idea or purpose of the play. It ties together all the characters and events.

a)

Conflict

b)

Theme

c)

Act

d)

Comedy

45.

Obstacles that get in the way of a character achieving what he or she wants. What the characters struggle against.

a)

Conflict

b)

Antagonist

c)

Act

d)

Comedy

46.

A major division of a play.

a)

Comedy

b)

Conflict

c)

Climax

d)

Act

47.

A play that deals with a serious situation in a serious way. The protagonist dies or is defeated at the end of the play.

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Conflict

d)

Theme

48.

A play that presents its theme and characters in a humorous way. All characters come together at the end of the play.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Act

c)

Antagonist

d)

Comedy

49.

Which of the following is an arena stage?

a)
b)
c)
50.

Which of the following is an proscenium stage?

a)
b)
c)
51.

Which of the following is an thrust stage?

a)
b)
c)
52.

The Globe and the Rose theaters in England were examples of which type of stage?

a)

arena

b)

thrust

c)

proscenium

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