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Theatre terms

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are stage directions?

a)

Things the actors are supposed to say

b)

The person who directs the play

c)

Positions on the stage

d)

Things the actors are supposed to do

2.

What is acting done by one person called?

a)

Duet

b)

Monotone

c)

Monologue

d)

Solo Acting

3.

What does the theme of a play refer to?

a)

The stage decorations

b)

The central idea

c)

The costume choices

d)

The directing choices

4.

What is a cast when referring to theatre?

a)

The people who portray characters

b)

The people who work behind the scenes

c)

The thing you wear when you "break a leg"

d)

A statue of a character

5.

What does a stage manager do?

a)

Directs the play

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Tells the characters what to do

d)

Tells the characters what to say

6.

The way that a character is portrayed is called what?

a)

Actor's choice

b)

Directing

c)

Improvization

d)

Characterization

7.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

8.

What does the director do?

a)

Acts onstage

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Directs the play

d)

Writes the play

9.

What does tone refer to?

a)

Vocal Pitch

b)

Vocal Quality

c)

Vocal Strength

d)

All of the above

10.

What does dialogue refer to?

a)

What the actors should say

b)

What the actors should do

c)

What accent the actors should have

d)

How the actors should move onstage

11.
The words characters speak
a)
Dialogue
b)
Lyrics
c)
Script
d)
Act
12.
The position of things or people on stage
a)
Dialogue
b)
Setting
c)
Backdrop
d)
Stage Directions
13.
The reason for the character's actions
a)
Motivation
b)
Stage directions
c)
Green Room
d)
Intermission
14.
The dialogue, lyrics, and stage directions
a)
Acts
b)
Script
c)
Lyrics
d)
Props
15.
Divisions of the Act 
a)
Acts
b)
Scenes
c)
Intermission
d)
Costumes
16.
A brief break in the play when audience members can move about.
a)
Dialogue
b)
Director
c)
Intermission
d)
Stage Directions
17.
The area where actors perform
a)
Green room
b)
House
c)
Stage
d)
Proscenium
18.
The area in front of the Curtain
a)
Stage
b)
Proscenium
c)
Wings
d)
House
19.
The place where the audience sits
a)
Stage
b)
House
c)
Proscenium
d)
Wings
20.
Anything within the view of the audience is said to be...
a)
Offstage
b)
Backstage
c)
Onstage
d)
In the wings
21.
Areas to the side of the stage, just outside of the audience's view
a)
Onstage
b)
Offstage
c)
Backstage 
d)
In the Wings
22.
The area where actors can get in their costumes
a)
Onstage
b)
Offstage
c)
Dressing rooms
d)
Green room
23.
An area where actors can wait between their scenes
a)
Green room
b)
Dressing room
c)
Bathroom
d)
House
24.
The group of actors who perform the play
a)
Cast
b)
Crew
c)
Producer
d)
Company
25.
Large pieces of painted or decorated cloth or paper that hang behind the acting area
a)
Proscenium
b)
Curtain
c)
Backdrops
d)
Flats
26.
Wooden frames stretched with material that can be moved on and off stage
a)
Curtain
b)
Proscenium
c)
Backdrops
d)
Flats
27.
The physical environment onstage
a)
Set
b)
Props
c)
Costumes
d)
Backdrops
28.
Handheld tems that are carried or placed onstage
a)
Flats
b)
Props
c)
Microphones
d)
Costumes
29.
All of the people who work on a play
a)
Cast
b)
Crew
c)
Producer
d)
Company
30.
The people who work backstage during the performance
a)
Cast
b)
Crew
c)
Producer
d)
Company
31.

What is the first step in the design process?

a)

read the script

b)

laugh at the actors

c)

meet with the director

d)

make coffee

32.

The job of the set designer is:

a)

To create a set to the best of their ability

b)

To laugh at the actors

c)

to be responsible for the scenery, furniture and props within a production.

d)

to be responsible for the scenery only,

33.

Which of these is not a goal of the set design?

a)

Create mood and atmosphere

b)

Give clues for the time and place

c)

Set the style and tone for the production

d)

Create an extremely decorated set

34.

What is a ground plan?

a)

A detailed drawing of the theatre grounds

b)

A bird's eye view of the set design

c)

A drawing of the set from the audience's perspective

d)

A plan for how we will use the ground

35.

The front curtain is the ____________

a)

Front Curtain

b)

Grand Drape

c)

Grand Curtain

d)

Grand Entrance

36.

What is the highest praise an audience can give a performance?

a)

a peace sign

b)

a walkout

c)

a standing ovation

d)

a round of applause

37.
 disagreement between characters or ideas in a play  
a)
conflict
b)
costumes
c)
dialogue
d)
improvisation
38.
The theatre configuration where the audience faces the same direction
a)
Arena Stage
b)
Proscenium
c)
Runway
d)
Thrust
39.
Expected behavior from the viewers
a)
Norms
b)
Honor
c)
Audience Etiquette
d)
Integrity
40.
Another word for the "Stage"
a)
House
b)
Wings
c)
Ramp
d)
Playing Space

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