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8th Grade Drama Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Small movements on stage that help establish what a character is doing. Not requiring an actor to move from place to place

a)

Acting

b)

Business

c)

Ad lib

d)

Dramatization

2.

An actor developing a character needs to develop ____for that character

a)

an accent

b)

a backstory

c)

a dream board

d)

an observation

3.

The reason a person responds or behaves in a certain way is a person's ____

a)

characterization

b)

motivation

c)

observation

d)

proclamation

e)

business

4.

The term playwrights, actors, and directors use to signal the beginning of a play

a)

Let's go

b)

Freeze

c)

curtain call

d)

curtain up

5.

What should an actor use to make the audience believe that what is happening on stage is real?

a)

The magic if

b)

suspense

c)

theatre games

d)

suspense belief

6.

What person or group of people chooses the play, hires the director, and gets funding for the show?

a)

Director

b)

Publicity

c)

Marketing Manager

d)

Stage crew

e)

Producer

7.

What person or group of people move scenery and set pieces during a show?

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Stage Crew

c)

Director

d)

Producer

e)

Set Designer

8.

What person or group of people are in charge backstage during a show?

a)

Producer

b)

Stage Crew

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Director

9.

What person or group of people are in charge of choosing the music for scenes and scene changes?

a)

Lighting Designer

b)

Director

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Sound Designer

e)

Costume Designer

10.

What person or group of people are in charge of working with the blocking, running rehearsals, and casting?

a)

Director

b)

Stage Manager

c)

Producer

d)

Sound Designer

e)

Costume Designer

11.

Konstantin's Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always respect the ___________ of theatre.”

a)

Acting process

b)

History

c)

Circle of Attention

d)

Magic If

e)

Research

12.

Konstantin's Ten Commandments of Theatre: “An actor should always honor the _____ ____ of other actors.”

a)

Acting Process

b)

Backstory

c)

Circle of Attention

d)

Magic If

e)

History

13.

What must you establish in class so you are willing to take risks?

a)

Backstory

b)

Magic If

c)

Trust

d)

Cooperation

14.

What will good actors do in real life to help him/her develop a character?

a)

Observe others

b)

Answer questions

c)

The magic if

d)

Create monologues

15.

When an actor _______ they add in lines that aren't in the original script.

a)

practices

b)

ad libs

c)

introvises

d)

does business

16.

When you turn your body so the audience can see you better, we say that you are ...

a)

concentrating in the circle of attention

b)

honoring the acting process of others

c)

cheating out

d)

breaking character

17.

A long speech given by one person revealing personal thoughts and feelings is called a ...

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Speech

d)

Act

e)

Scene

18.

Use the picture: What part of the stage is D?

a)

Downstage

b)

Upstage

c)

Stage left

d)

Stage right

19.

Dialogue, sounds, movements etc. that signal someone to respond is called a

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Que

d)

Cue

20.

When you stop being your character and act like yourself on stage, you are

a)

Cheating out

b)

Monologuing

c)

Suspended Belief

d)

Breaking Character

21.

Use the picture: Where is the white character located?

a)

Downstage left

b)

Downstage right

c)

Upstage right

d)

Upstage right

22.

Written information to give the actors instructions on what to do when they say certain lines

a)

Sound Directions

b)

Stage Directions

c)

Emotional Direction

d)

Director's Notes

23.

Use the image: Which character/s is located upstage?

a)

Blue

b)

Red

c)

White

24.

Use the picture: The black character is located...

a)

Center right

b)

Center left

c)

Upstage right

d)

Upstage left

e)

Upstage center

25.

The writing or performing of plays as well as the formal study of the art form

a)

Theatre

b)

Dramatization

c)

Playing

d)

Acting

26.

Not talking, not unwrapping little candies, and staying in your seat are all examples of...

a)

Good audience etiquette

b)

Bad audience etiquette

c)

Audience Respectfulness

d)

Director's Rules

27.

The clear shaping a molding of sounds into syllables

a)

Ad Lib

b)

Business

c)

Articulation

d)

Projection

28.

Use the picture: Identify downstage and stage right

a)

B and D

b)

A and D

c)

A and C

d)

B and C

29.

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

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Line Reading

d)

Ad lib

30.

When a director selects actors to play specific roles in a production

a)

Auditioning

b)

Casting

c)

Acting

d)

Selecting

31.

A break in the actions where the time or place is changed. Usually marked by a blackout

a)

Act 1 and 2

b)

Intermission

c)

Scene Change

d)

Scene 1 and 2

32.

When an actor adds in lines that aren't in the script

a)

Ad lib

b)

Inpromization

c)

Inprov

d)

Adlim

33.

According to the 10 Commandments of the Theatre

a)

Research your character weekly

b)

Memorize all lines

c)

Always listen on stage

d)

Maintain good health

e)

Read your script daily