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Chapter 9 TEST

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Often this stage is lower than the audience

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Flexible

d)

Arena

2.

Anything beyond the stage setting and not visible to the audience is considered

a)

Backstage

b)

Onstage

c)

Wings

d)

Offstage

3.

Which stage has qualities of both the proscenium stage and the arena stage

a)

Black box

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

d)

Theatre- in-the-round

4.

An actor making an entrance from

a)

apron

b)

wings

c)

backstage

d)

house

5.

Scenes are sometimes played on the

a)

Wings

b)

Apron

c)

Proscenium Arch

d)

Outside

6.

Anything within the stage setting and visible to the audience is considered

a)

Offstage

b)

Onstage

c)

Backstage

d)

Wings

7.

Who said "All the world’s a stage"?

a)

Jean Baptiste

b)

William Shakesberry

c)

Jean Piaget

d)

None of the above

8.

Planning the movement for the play is called

a)

Moving

b)

Blocking

c)

Acting Area

d)

Body Position

9.

means downstage, or in front.

a)

Below

b)

Above

c)

Between

d)

None of the above

10.

A frame that surrounds the opening of the stage much like a giant three-sided picture frame

a)

apron

b)

wings

c)

proscenium arch

d)

stage

11.

The proscenium stage floor is divided into imaginary blocks called

a)

Blocking

b)

Planes

c)

Acting Area

d)

Fourth Wall

12.

The areas behind the stage and not seen by the audience are usually called

a)

Backstage

b)

Onstage

c)

Wings

d)

None of the above

13.

The area of the performance space where the audience sits is often called

a)

Stage

b)

Exits

c)

House

d)

Backstage

14.

A play must have a

a)

performance space

b)

stage

c)

woman and two children

d)

building

15.

Which position means turning slightly, about 45 degrees, away from the audience

a)

Three-quarter

b)

Profile

c)

One-quarter

d)

Fullback

16.

Large Proscenium stages are divided into how many acting areas?

a)

9

b)

20

c)

15

d)

18

17.

Which position means turning completely away from the audience and facing the rear of the stage

a)

Full Front

b)

Full Back

c)

Profile

d)

Three-quarter

18.

means to turn more to the side of the stage.

a)

Cheat Out

b)

Dress Stage

c)

Give Stage

d)

Turn Out

19.

Because the audience is seated on all sides, the terms upstage and downstage cannot be used for which stage

a)

Flexible

b)

Thrust

c)

Arena

d)

Proscenium

20.

Which letter indicates a cross in a script

a)

B

b)

K

c)

X

d)

C

21.

means to position or turn the body more toward the audience

a)

open up

b)

turn in

c)

give stage

d)

dress stage

22.

When actor tend to clump on the stage, the director will tell them to

a)

Separate

b)

Places

c)

Dress Stage

d)

Move Around

23.

When one actor causes another actor to turn his back to the audience, it is called

a)

To give stage

b)

Having a Conversation

c)

Upstaging

d)

Cheating out

24.

Moving from one point to another onstage is called a

a)

Acting

b)

Counter-cross

c)

Cross

d)

Stage direction

25.

An appealing arrangement or grouping formed onstage by the performers

a)

Play

b)

Backdrops

c)

Stage Pictures

d)

Choreography

26.

means upstage, or behind the object or person

a)

Below

b)

Above

c)

Side

d)

Back

27.

To give the audience a better view of the body and face, actors______during conversations

a)

Turn in

b)

Turn out

c)

Cheat Out

d)

Give Stage

28.

Refers to an actor’s actual head height

a)

Height

b)

Top of Head

c)

Level

d)

Adjustments

29.

After one actor has moved, often another actor will need to move in the opposite direction this is called

a)

Cross

b)

Above

c)

Counter-cross

d)

Below

30.

Select all choices that apply.


What are the different stages?

a)

Proscenium

b)

Trust

c)

Arena

d)

Prosper

e)

Thrust

31.

If 5 +5 +5=15 and 15+15+15=45 what is 45 + 45 - 45 +45=?

a)

45

b)

85

c)

90

d)

55

32.

The draperies covering the proscenium opening

a)

Ropes

b)

Apron

c)

Grand Drapes

d)

Hanging Fabric

33.

How many acting areas does a small proscenium stage have?

(a)  

34.

1st President of the United States?

a)

John Adams

b)

Barack Obama

c)

George Washington

d)

Donald Trump

35.

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