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Theatre Exam Mr. V

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 14hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The conversation between two or more characters onstage  
a)
dialogue
b)
improvisation
c)
makeup
d)
mimicry
2.
a written manuscript containing dialogue and stage directions  
a)
script
b)
sound
c)
storyline
d)
storytelling
3.
 disagreement between characters or ideas in a play  
a)
conflict
b)
costumes
c)
dialogue
d)
improvisation
4.
all articles, except costumes or scenery, used as part of a dramatic production (e.g., pan, suitcase, stuffed animal)  
a)
props
b)
role
c)
scenery
d)
script
5.

the audience area of any theatrical space

a)

set

b)

house

c)

curtain call

d)

places

6.
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
7.
Acts
a)
The Chapters in a Drama/Play
b)
Show the changes in settings overtime
c)
story told in front of a live audience
d)
tools that are used to bring a scene
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
Identify the Acting Area
a)
USL
b)
SR
c)
DSR
d)
SL
13.
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
14.
The unseen sides of the stage
a)
1st and 3rd walls
b)
flys
c)
aprons
d)
wings
15.
What type of theatre space has audience on four sides?
a)
thrust
b)
proscenium
c)
arena
d)
black box
16.
Definition: a play that presents its theme and characters in a humorous way. All characters come together at the end of the play.
a)
Comedy
b)
Melodrama
c)
Drama
d)
Tragedy
17.
Definition: the conversation between actors on the stage.
a)
Act
b)
Dialogue
c)
Exposition
d)
Plot
18.
Definition: a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away, enabling the audience to view the play as if it were in a picture frame.
a)
Thrust Stage
b)
Proscenium Stage
c)
BlackBox Stage
d)
Arena Stage
19.
Definition: offstage spaces to the sides of the acting area.
a)
Backstage
b)
Off Stage
c)
Wings
d)
House
20.
Definition: the arrangement of the incidents that take place in a play.
a)
Plot
b)
Exposition
c)
Climax
d)
Spectacle
21.
Definition: center of the stage.
*What is the abbreviation?
a)
(US)
b)
(SR)
c)
(DS) 
d)
(CS)
22.
Definition: any stage not classified as proscenium, arena, or thrust.
a)
BlackBox Stage
b)
Proscenium Stage 
c)
Flexible Staging
d)
Apron
23.
Definition: the section of the theater where the audience sits; also called “out front”.
a)
Back Stage
b)
House
c)
Wings
d)
Off Stage
24.

What is the technical term for USR?

a)

Up stage

b)

Up stage right

c)

Down stage

d)

Down stage right

25.
Definition: turning point in the action of a play.
a)
Exposition
b)
Act
c)
Climax
d)
Tragedy
26.

What is the technical term for C?

a)

Right center

b)

Center stage

c)

Middle

d)

Left Center

27.
Definition: nine to fifteen divisions of the stage floor, used by directors when moving actors or placing furniture or scenery.
a)
Performance Space
b)
Stage
c)
Acting Areas
d)
Flexible Staging
28.

What is the technical term for DS?

a)

Up stage

b)

Up stage left

c)

Down stage left

d)

Down stage

29.
Which position on stage NEVER changes?
a)
Stage Right
b)
Stage Left
c)
Upstage
d)
Center Stage
30.
Definition: the area where the players perform; usually a raised platform.
a)
Acting Areas
b)
Theater
c)
Performance Space
d)
Stage
31.
Identify the Acting Area
a)
DS
b)
CS
c)
DSR
d)
SL
32.

What is the technical term for US?

a)

United states

b)

Up stage

c)

Up stage left

d)

Up stage right

33.

What side of the stage (audience POV) is stage left?

a)

Right

b)

Left

34.

What is the technical term for CL?

a)

Center left

b)

Stage left

c)

Left center

d)

Middle left

35.

When determining stage directions it is always from

a)

The actor's point of view

b)

The audience's point of view

36.

What side (audience POV) is stage right?

a)

Right

b)

Left

37.

What is the technical term for CR?

a)

Center right

b)

Center stage right

c)

Right center stage

d)

Stage right

38.

The first step of rehearsal (mapping out the actors' movements onstage) is known as ...?

(a)  

39.

What is the technical term for DSL?

a)

Down stage right

b)

Down stage

c)

Down stage left

d)

Down stage lifted

40.

A stage with the audience on three sides is known as a ...?

a)

Proscenium Arch

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

Promenade

d)

Traverse

41.

The stage configuration where the audience is on all sides is called Theatre-in-the- (a)   ?

42.

What is the technical term for DSR?

a)

Down stage right

b)

Down stage left

c)

Dynamic super resolution

d)

Down stage

43.

The imaginary wall between the actors and the audience is known as the ...?

a)

First wall

b)

Second wall

c)

Third wall

d)

Fourth wall

44.
What stage is this called?
a)
thrust stage
b)
arena stage
c)
proscenium stage
d)
runway  stage
45.

The 'apron' is the area of the stage closest to the audience in a proscenium arch. It is in front of the...

(a)  

46.

The elements of theatre are

a)

Text

b)

Friends

c)

Space

d)

Audience

e)

Actor

47.
What part of the stage is circled in red?
a)
Downstage
b)
Center Stage
c)
Upstage
d)
Back Stage
48.
The script is the written dialogue that the actors will speak.
a)
False
b)
True
49.
A story to be written to be played out on the stage is a ___________.
a)
Theatre
b)
Script
c)
Show
d)
Drama
50.
What part of the stage is circled in red?
a)
Stage Right
b)
Stage Left
c)
Center Stage
d)
Back Stage
51.
A person who writes plays is called a director.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
What part of the stage is circled in red?
a)
Downstage
b)
Center Stage
c)
Upstage
d)
Back Stage
53.

Explain why raked staging didn't work in the theatre

4 lines
54.

Which is closes to the audience?

a)

Upstage

b)

cars

c)

downstage

d)

center

55.

Stage directions are from the actors point-of-view facing (a)   ?

56.

How many stage areas are there?

a)

19

b)

98

c)

9

d)

14

e)

65

57.

Explain the difference between a comedy and a tragedy?

4 lines
58.

People that come to a theatre to watch the performance.

a)

entertainment

b)

audience

c)

applaud

d)

musicians

59.

Strongest stage position on most theatre spaces

a)

stage right

b)

upstage

c)

downstage

d)

center stage

60.

The theatre space that can use the most scenic spectacle due to the audience facing the stage from one direction

a)

proscenium

b)

thrust

c)

arena

d)

black box

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