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7th Grade Drama Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To add life and “spark” to a character is to _____________ that character.

a)

Animate

b)

Choreograph

c)

Manipulate

d)

Separate

e)

Motivate

2.

How can an audience support a play?

a)

Having poor audience etiquette

b)

Cheering at the right time

c)

Staying quiet

d)

Not keeping their phone on silent

3.

To plan the actors movements onstage is called _______

a)

Reciting

b)

Rehearsing

c)

Blocking

d)

Moving

4.

The back part of the stage that the audience is able to see

a)

Backstage

b)

Upstage

c)

Downstage

d)

Wings

5.

Instructions in a play or script that tell actors where to go or what to do when they are acting

a)

Director's notes

b)

Stage Instructions

c)

Author's preference

d)

Stage Directions

6.

The way an actor approaches a portion of line using emotion and voice

a)

Line acting

b)

Line reading

c)

Vocalization

d)

Dramatization

7.

A group of people working together cooperatively

a)

Group work

b)

Cooperation

c)

Ensemble

d)

Unit

8.

When a work or a play is imitated (copied) in order to make people laugh we call that ___

a)

A parody

b)

A sing along

c)

A stereotypical character

d)

A comedy

9.

A character that belongs to a specific group of people and is labeled by over simplified patterns of behavior

a)

Protagonist Character

b)

Antagonist Character

c)

Believable character

d)

Stereotypical Character

10.

Who in the theatre is in charge of casting the play, blocking, working with actors, and rehearsals?

a)

Producer

b)

Director

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Props Mater

11.

If an actor sees "DR" by his exit in the script he/she should exit on the __________ portion of the stage

a)

Upper Left

b)

Lower Right

c)

Lower Left

d)

Upper Left

12.

Who is in charge backstage during a show?

a)

Director

b)

Producer

c)

Stage Mangler

d)

Assistant Director

e)

Stage Manager

13.

Use the picture: On what part of the stage is the blue character located?

a)

Downstage Center

b)

Upstage left

c)

Downstage right

d)

Upstage center

e)

Downstage left

14.

Who decides what the actors will wear, has them made, and fixes them if needed?

a)

Set Designer

b)

Props Master

c)

Costume Designer

d)

Lighting Designer

15.

The signal for an actor or technician to respond as rehearsed

a)

Q

b)

Cue

c)

Cu

d)

Que

16.

Who moves set pieces and scenery during a show?

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Stage Crew

c)

Director

d)

Set Designer

17.

Which person/group of people choose the music for the scenes or scene changes?

a)

Artistic Directions

b)

Sound Designers

c)

Musical Technicians

d)

Vocal Artists

e)

Set Designers

18.

When a person practices tongue twisters, it helps them to do what?

a)

Speak slower

b)

Spit more

c)

Articulate

d)

Answer precisely

e)

Sound silly

19.

When an actor all of a sudden stops acting and becomes themselves on stage (laughing, talking, etc.), we say they are...

a)

Cheating out

b)

Laughing

c)

Ad libbing

d)

Breaking character

20.

What is the section of theatre dedicated to the audience?

a)

House

b)

Building

c)

Home

d)

Wings

e)

Lobby

21.

What person or group of people chooses the play and the director, and gets money to finance the show?

a)

Artistic Director/s

b)

Director

c)

Producer/s

d)

Stage manager

22.

Use the picture: Which letters represent upstage and stage left?

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

B and C

d)

B and D

e)

A and D

23.

Males or females who play character roles

a)

Actions

b)

Actras

c)

Actors

d)

Actress

24.

The act of working together, getting along, and sharing responsibility

a)

Ensemble

b)

Cooperation

c)

Trust

d)

Getting along

25.

Francis moves from C to D to deliver her lines. Where does Francis end up? (Identify letter D)

a)

Upstage center

b)

Stage right

c)

Stage left

d)

Downstage center

26.

What is the portion of stage direction in front of HOUSE Left?

a)

Downstage Right

b)

Downstage Left

c)

Upstage Right

d)

Upstage Left

27.

Who is the person or group of people in charge backstage during a show?

a)

Director

b)

Producer

c)

Stage manager

d)

Cue person

28.

When a person uses different pitch to add meaning a color to what they are saying

a)

Pitch shifting

b)

Inflection

c)

Ad lib

d)

Business

29.

The Green character is located...

a)

Upstage right

b)

Downstage right

c)

Upstage left

d)

Downstage left

30.

The ability to express feelings through physical actions

a)

Expressive Movement

b)

Physical Moments

c)

Vocal Expression

d)

Expressive Feelings

31.

When a person acts without words in order to tell a story

a)

Pantomine

b)

Pantomime

c)

Pantaloon

d)

Partnermime

32.

When a personality is created by developing thoughts, words, actions, costumes, and/or make up

a)

Animation

b)

Visualization

c)

Manipulation

d)

Characterization

33.

When two actors talk on stage, the conversation is called

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Converstation

d)

Prologue

34.

The person or group of people responsible for websites, news releases, graphics, and all advertising for a show

a)

Director

b)

Producer

c)

Publicity

d)

Production Manager