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Perf Arts Written Exam Multiple choice questions

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

If a play is performing in Traverse where are the audience?

a)

Dotted around the space

b)

On Two Sides

c)

All around

d)

On Three Sides

2.

In a theatre, who is responsible for managing the people who sell the programmes?

a)

Head Usher

b)

Front of House Manager

c)

An understudy actor who is not performing during the show

d)

Box office staff

3.

During rehearsals who is often ‘on the book’?

a)

Someone with a copy of the script who prompts the actors

b)

The playwright who attends early rehearsals

c)

An actor who has not yet learnt his lines

d)

A Dancer, if they are in a literature based dance performance

4.

What is a 'Gobo'?

a)

The Clown character in ‘The Merchant of Venice’

b)

A revolving section of the set

c)

A small trolley that is used to transport scenery

d)

A cut-out stencil device put over the lens of a lamp that creates a certain shape or shadow

5.

If you were performing on a proscenium arch stage and were situated near the front row where would you be?

a)

Near the audience

b)

Upstage

c)

Downstage

d)

In the Orchestra Pit

6.

What best describes the true meaning behind the lines of dialogue or what someone is thinking rather than saying?

a)

Thought-in-the-Head

b)

Subtext

c)

Inner Monologue

d)

Truth

7.

What is meant by evaluating something?

a)

Measuring it

b)

Doing it better the time after

c)

Cooking it for tea

d)

Understanding it

8.

What does a facial expression contribute to a performance?

a)

It’s very distracting for the audience and should be avoided

b)

It ensures that their face is highlighted

c)

It tells you how a character is feeling and how they are reacting to the situation on stage

d)

It can be very flattering to a performer

9.

If a performer ‘corpses’ on stage what have they done?

a)

Played a character that has a gruesome death

b)

Trumped

c)

Come out of character and started laughing

d)

Forgotten their lines

10.

If an actor forgets a line in a rehearsal when someone is following the action with a script what should they do?

a)

Quickly grab the script out of the person’s hand

b)

Ask another performer what their line is

c)

Loudly and clearly say the word ‘Line’

d)

Run off of stage and find their script

11.

Which of the following is NOT a real type of stage light?

a)

Fresnel

b)

Profile

c)

Canon

d)

Par-Can

12.

What job role is usually responsible for creating a rehearsal schedule?

(a)  

13.

What performance skills fall under the category of physical skills - that can be used to add semiotic meaning and depth to a character?

a)

Body Language, Facial Expression, Movement (Gait), Gesture

b)

Proximity, Semiotics, Eye Contact, Posture

c)

Tone, Pitch, Volume, Emphasis

d)

Movement (Gait), Stance, Gesture, Levels

14.

Which of these factors is a responsibility of the Producer?

a)

Ensuring a venue to perform at

b)

Remembering lines of dialogue

c)

Keeping the stage wings clear of any hazards

d)

To create the moves and meaning of dances or physical movement sequences