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Blocking Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Blocking is _________ on the stage.

a)

dancing

b)

performance

c)

blocks

d)

movement

2.

The direction an actor faces on stage is called...

a)

stage direction

b)

stage position

c)

weak

d)

strong

3.

The strongest position on stage is called...

a)

full back

b)

1/4 turn

c)

full front

d)

profile

4.

The best position to use if you are sharing a scene with someone else is...

a)

full front

b)

3/4 turn

c)

1/4 turn

d)

profile

5.

When standing in profile you can face...

a)

left or right

b)

left only

c)

right only

d)

to the back

6.

Movement by an actor across the stage is called a...

a)

diagonal

b)

cross

c)

counter cross

d)

sideways walk

7.

What is it called when you move your body position just a bit so that you are facing the audience more?

a)

cheating out

b)

facing forward

c)

crossing

d)

stage business

8.

Any small movement on stage that does not require movement across the stage is called...

a)

cheating out

b)

crossing

c)

stage business

d)

pantomime

9.

Moving in the opposite direction of an actor crossing the stage is called a _______ cross.

a)

opposite

b)

counter

c)

criss

d)

stage

10.

Stages are labeled "upstage" and "downstage" because the first theaters were...

a)

round

b)

square

c)

raked (built on an angle)

d)

flat

11.

The offstage areas just behind the curtain where actors wait to go on are called the...

a)

backstage

b)

set

c)

green room

d)

wings

12.

Identify the labeled part of the stage.

a)

downstage left

b)

downstage right

c)

upstage left

d)

upstage right

13.

Identify the labeled part of the stage.

a)

upstage right

b)

upstage left

c)

downstage right

d)

centerstage right

14.

Identify the labeled part of the stage.

a)

centerstage left

b)

centerstage right

c)

centerstage

d)

upstage center

15.

Identify the labeled part of the stage.

a)

centerstage right

b)

centerstage left

c)

upstage left

d)

downstage left