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WorksheetsTheater History and Blocking Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Where did theater as we know it come from?
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
England
Russia
What was Thespis, before he became an "actor?"
A dancer
A singer
A gladiator
A poet
What does the term "Thespian" mean?
A stage actor
A play director
A play writer
A stage technician
What is a characteristic that is unique to Tragedy?
It must be sad
Bad things must happen
Many of the main characters must die
The main character must cause their own downfall
What makes Oedipus Rex a Tragedy?
He fails to escape his fate
He chooses to learn the truth
He marries his mother
He blinds himself
True or False: Upstage is the area of the stage that's closer to the audience.
True
False
Where did the terms "upstage" and "downstage" come from?
Directors wanted to confuse their actors
Stages used to be slanted toward the audience
There used to be separate high and low stages
It is up and down from the actor's point of view
What is blocking?
The act of planning actions and movements in a scene
The act of building a practice set out of blocks
The act of drawing squares on the stage
The act of standing in front of another actor
What is the best position to stand in when a scene has two or more points of interest?
In profile
Back to the audience
Facing forward
At a 3/4ths angle
When blocking a scene, where should the action generally be focused?
Center stage
Downstage
Upstage
On the apron
