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pantomime/ Mime Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Pantomime?
a)
Acting without talking
b)
Acting without walking
c)
Acting without seeing
d)
Acting without feeling
2.

Who is the most famous French pantomime performer?

a)

Benedict Cumberbatch

b)

Charlie Chaplin

c)

Marcel Marceau

d)

Buster Keaton

3.
What does a surprised face look like?
a)
Eyes wide, brows lift, mouth makes an "o" shape
b)
Eyes narrow, tongue sticks out, eyebrows lift.
4.

True or False: Pantomimes usually include props that the performers use in their scenes.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who is the silent film star best known for his pantomime

a)

Marcel Marceau

b)

Clara Bow

c)

Lon Chaney

d)

Charlie Chaplin

6.

The turning or pivoting of a part of the body, such as the head or the chest.

a)

isolation

b)

rotation

c)

click

d)

gesture

7.

The bending of the body to the front, side or the rear

a)

isolation

b)

rotation

c)

click

d)

inclination

8.

The separation of parts of the body for individual development and expression

a)

isolation

b)

rotation

c)

click

d)

inclination

9.

nonverbal communication

a)

something that deceives or misleads intellectually

b)

a basic mime convention; the mime uses exaggerated movement to appear to be walking

c)

a movement opposite to the action that the mime wants the audience to follow

d)

the general term for expressing ideas and emotions without using words; the essence of pantomime and mime

10.

True or False: Mimos, is a Greek word meaning, “to imitate or to mimic.”

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Telling a story without words.

a)

Pantomime

b)

Mime (noun)

c)

Mime (verb)

d)

Gesture

e)

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