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Performance Styles, Genres and conventions

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Naturalism is...

a)

acting cool unexpectedly

b)

recreating actions as they would be in real life

c)

over the top acting

d)

acting in silence

2.

Who was the founder of Naturalism?

a)

Brecht

b)

Mrs Alabaster

c)

Stanislavski

d)

Berkoff

3.

Which one of these is not part of Stanislavski's system?

a)

Magic If

b)

Given Circumstances

c)

Gestus

d)

Emotion Memory

4.

Emotion Memory is where you..

a)

Remember your lines

b)

Recall a memory from your past to get the emotions of the character

c)

Your character says a bad memory out aloud

d)

Remember your shopping list

5.

Naturalism can be seen on

a)

Soaps

b)

Reality TV

c)

Silent Movies

d)

Documentaries

e)

Television Drama's

6.

Tragedy in Drama is...

a)

When the feeling's gone and you can't go on

b)

When you lose control and you've got no soul

c)

Where you scare the audience

d)

Based on human suffering to evoke emotions

7.

Which of these techniques may be used in the Tragic style?

a)

Slow Motion

b)

Slapstick Comedy

c)

Cross Cutting

d)

Direct Address

e)

Placards

8.

Which of these are Tragedies?

a)

Cinderella

b)

Lion King

c)

Up

d)

Bambi

e)

Bed Knobs and Broomsticks

9.

Tragedy should..

a)

Make the audience have empathy

b)

Make the audience laugh

c)

Make the audience think about their actions

d)

Make the audience scared

10.

Cross cutting might be used in Tragedy to show...

a)

Before and After

b)

Consequences

c)

Alternative endings

d)

The same time - different events

e)

All of the above

11.

Brecht's type of theatre was called...

a)

Total Theatre

b)

Mega Theatre

c)

Epic Theatre

d)

Monumental Theatre

12.

Epic Theatre is..

a)

Where lots and lots of props and set are used to make it EPIC!!

b)

A political comment on society

c)

No set and no props

d)

Theatre outside

13.

Where the actor's remind the audience they are just watching a play and they should learn from it is known as...

a)

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

b)

Gestus

c)

Montage

d)

Verfremdungseffekt

14.

Which of these would Brecht use to achieve the V effect?

a)

Song

b)

Emotional monologues

c)

Chair Duets

d)

Changing on stage

e)

Placards

15.

Which type of theatre opposes Brecht's?

a)

Total Theatre

b)

Naturalism

c)

Physical Theatre

d)

Melodrama

16.

The theatre of Antonin Artaud is known as

a)

Total Theatre

b)

Theatre of Cruelty

c)

Naturalism

d)

Poor Theatre

17.

Artaud wants the audience to

a)

laugh

b)

be passive

c)

be shocked

d)

have a good time

18.

Which of the following would NOT be present in a Artaudian performance?

a)

Movement

b)

Touching

c)

Clear narrative

d)

Breath

e)

Character development

19.

The most important factor in a Artaudian performance was..

a)

Understanding the story

b)

Getting the message

c)

Actor-audience relationship

d)

Feeling sorry for the characters

20.

Artaud believed the __________ should be assaulted

a)

senses

b)

audience

c)

actors

d)

floor

21.

The use of exaggerated movement and characters is known as

a)

OTT

b)

Melon-drama

c)

Exaggeration Drama

d)

Melodrama

22.

Which of these statements is FALSE about Melodrama

a)

Characters are often stereotypes

b)

Narrative is always concluded

c)

Often humorous

d)

Makes the audience think about their actions

e)

Body language and facial expressions are very over the top

23.

Which of these are stereotypical in Melodrama?

a)

Damsel in distress

b)

Rescue

c)

Emotional Monologues

d)

Music to match actions

e)

Well developed characters

24.

Which of the following used Melodrama?

a)

Micheal Cain

b)

Charlie Chaplin

c)

Laurel and Hardy

d)

Daniel Radcliffe

25.

Melodrama often wants the audience to

a)

Cry

b)

Leave thinking something

c)

change

d)

Laugh

26.

Physical Theatre is..

a)

you move around

b)

puppets are used

c)

only movement is used

d)

an expression of plot or character relationships through movement

27.

Which is not a key Physical Theatre skill?

a)

Flow

b)

Timing

c)

Tone of Voice

d)

Proxemics

e)

Speed

28.

Which of the following uses Physical Theatre?

a)

Blood Brothers

b)

Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night Time

c)

DNA

d)

Frankenstein

29.

Why are levels important in Physical Theatre?

a)

The show power and authority

b)

They show control

c)

They show relationships

d)

All of the above

30.

Which is not a Frantic Assembly technique?

a)

Round By Through

b)

Push and Pull

c)

Chair Duets

d)

Hymn Hands

e)

Follow the Leader

31.

Which style did you prefer? (no right or wrong answer)

a)

Naturalism

b)

Brecht

c)

Artaud

d)

Melodrama

e)

Physical Theatre