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Theatre Pretest

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The way an actor uses their body to communicate emotion and attitude is

a)

Locomotion

b)

Pantomime

c)

Body Language

d)

Balance

2.

True or False? A perfomer is projecting correctly if they are using the muscles in their throat

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The best way to prepare a character for performance is

a)

To watch it on Youtube and copy how someone else did it

b)

Do it the same way you did a previous character

c)

To read the entire play and research the time period it was placed in

4.

What theatre term means the last words or action before yours?

a)

Cast

b)

Cue

c)

Action

d)

Line

5.

If a director tells you to "add stage business," to a scene, he/she wants you to:

a)

Do extra activites that your character would be doing in the setting

b)

Fix a problem with the set

c)

Add extra dialogue

6.

A _______ is a script for a musical

a)

Lines

b)

Libretto

c)

Directory

d)

Musicbook

7.

Which is the correct order of rehearsals?

a)

Blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal, tech rehearsal

b)

Tech rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal

c)

Blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal, dress rehearsal

d)

Dress rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal

8.

What is the farthest Staging position away from the audience

a)

Center Stage

b)

Downstage

c)

Upstage

9.

You audition begins

a)

After your slate

b)

10 seconds into your monologue

c)

The night before

d)

The minute you walk through the door

10.

Where did theatre as we know it today originate?

a)

England

b)

USA

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

11.

What is the term for the lead character or hero of the play?

a)

Director

b)

Protagonist

c)

Antiquate

d)

Antagonist

12.

Which of the following is not a type of theater?

a)

Black Box

b)

Arena

c)

Thrust

d)

Majestic

13.

True or False? Actors don't need to write their blocking down in their scripts

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Actively listening to your scene partner is a great way to keep your performance fresh and believable

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The drawing of the set as it might be seen from the audience's point of view is called __________

a)

A set drawing

b)

A set sketch

c)

A set rendering

d)

A plot diagram

16.

Constantin Stanislavski, Stella Adler and Viola Spolin are best known as

a)

Playwrights

b)

Actors

c)

Acting Teachers

d)

Directors

17.

The Stage Manager is the person in charge of:

a)

Blocking a show.

b)

Building the set on the stage.

c)

Cleaning up the stage.

d)

The backstage area during tech rehearsals and performances.

18.

A Thrust Stage Configuration has audience members on how many sides

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

All Around them

19.

What is the theatre term that means the process in which an actor tries out for a part in a play?

a)

Aside

b)

Callback

c)

Audition

d)

Tryouts

20.

Which of the below descriptions of a Proscenium stage does NOT apply:

a)

Audience sits on 3 sides of the stage

b)

There is a main drape

c)

It has offstage right and left wings

d)

There is an apron

21.

When an actor uses a memory from his or her own experience to act out a moment in a play or scene, this is called:

a)

Symbolism

b)

Realism

c)

Emotional recall

d)

Method Acting

22.

When an actor gives his/her name and the title of the piece to be performed, that is called:

a)

Salutation

b)

Denouement

c)

Audition

d)

Slating

23.

True or False? The “Magic If” is when an actor recalls how they would feel or react if they were in a given situation or circumstance.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Seana shows up to an audition without having seen the script. What type of audition is this?

a)

A monologue

b)

A callback

c)

A cold reading

d)

An improvisation

25.

What is used to create walls on a stage?

a)

Flats

b)

Props

c)

Risers

d)

Platforms

26.

The _____ is prepared to take over an important role should the actor playing the role miss a performance.

a)

Dresser

b)

Producer

c)

Understudy

d)

Director

27.

_______ is the goal a character has in a particular scene or play; the need or want; the intention.

a)

Business

b)

Subplot

c)

Role

d)

Objective

28.

"After Friday's performance, I'll need everyone to stay and _____ the show so that the stage can offstage areas are clear for school on Monday." To take down and put away all aspects of a production.

a)

Take Down

b)

Distress

c)

Strike

d)

Clear

29.

_____ is the Greek person who is credited with being the first actor.

a)

Dionysus

b)

Euripedes

c)

Thespis

30.

_____ is the character or situation in a play that creates conflict (what gets in the way of the objective of the protagonist)

a)

Intention

b)

Obstacle

c)

Scenery

d)

Denouement