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Theater and Acting Terms

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the use by an actor of a personal experience to relate to the experience of a character within a play?

a)

Blocking

b)

Substitution

c)

Subtext

d)

Characterization

2.

What is the "meaning between the lines" that an actor must draw from the script?

a)

Substitution

b)

Inflection

c)

Subtext

d)

Paraphrasing

3.

What is a modulation (or variety) in pitch?

a)

Upstaging

b)

Blocking

c)

Enunciation

d)

Inflection

4.

What is the act of planning and carrying out movements on stage?

a)

Blocking

b)

Subtext

c)

Inflection

d)

Upstaging

5.

What is the act of improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest?

a)

Upstaging

b)

Upstage

c)

Downstage

d)

Protagonist

6.

What is a distinctive action that is repeated and serves as a clue to a character's personality, such as a peculiar laugh or walk?

a)

Inflection

b)

Monologue

c)

Antagonist

d)

Master Gesture

7.

What is communication that uses gestures, posture, and facial expressions instead of words?

a)

Ad-lib

b)

Body Language

c)

Master Gesture

d)

Improvisation

8.

What is putting together all facets of a character to bring life and interest to that character?

a)

Character Part

b)

Characterization

c)

Antagonist

d)

Protagonist

9.

What are roles in which actors portray traits that differ from their own to produce a desired character?

a)

Straight Parts

b)

Supporting Roles

c)

Character Parts

d)

Lead Roles

10.

What is a role in which the actor and the character are similar?

a)

Character Part

b)

Straight Part

c)

Supporting Role

d)

Protagonist

11.

Who are those characters who act as contrasts to others; characters with whom other characters, especially the protagonist, are compared?

a)

Leading Roles

b)

Antagonist

c)

Character Part

d)

Supporting Roles

12.

What is restating the lines of a script in one's own words?

a)

Summarizing

b)

Paraphrasing

c)

Inflection

d)

Script Scoring

13.

Who is the person or the force working against the protagonist in a play?

a)

Character Part

b)

Supporting Role

c)

Caricature

d)

Antagonist

14.

Who is the main character in a play?

a)

Protagonist

b)

Antagonist

c)

Supporting Role

d)

Character Part

15.

Who are the main characters (more than one) in a play?

a)

Supporting Roles

b)

Leading Roles

c)

Character Parts

d)

Straight Parts

16.

True or False: The playing of a role in such a way that the actor weeps, suffers, or struggles emotionally is known as subjective acting.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

True or False: The use of learned skills of acting, movement, speech, and interpretation to create roles where no emotional response is used is known as objective acting.

a)

True

b)

False