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Noises Off

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote, "Noises Off"?

a)

Michael Frayn

b)

Arthur Miller

c)

Melvyn Morrow

d)

William Shakespeare

2.

What is happening during Act 1 of Noises Off?

a)

The casting process

b)

The final rehearsal

c)

Tech rehearsal

d)

Final performance

3.

True or False. The term "Smalls" is the slang word for underwear.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the term used in the play for an argument or a fight?

a)

Fight

b)

Bust-up

c)

Row

d)

War

5.

What is the last word of the play? "When all around is strife and uncertainty, there's nothing like a good old-fashioned plate of....."

a)

Curtain

b)

Sardines

c)

Cookies

d)

Beef

6.

What does the term "Noises off" mean?

a)

A term referring to the actors not being allowed to make sound backstage.

b)

A term the director uses to tell the cast to stop talking.

c)

A term referring to the job of the stage manager.

d)

A term referring to the sound heard offstage or backstage during a performance.

7.

What is the dramatic style of "Noises off"?

a)

Comedy

b)

Drama

c)

Farce

d)

Fast

8.

Noises off is a play within a play. What is the name of the play being performed.

a)

Nothing's gone

b)

Nothing on

c)

Noises off

d)

Nothing's wrong

9.

During Act 2 of the play, what are we as the audience watching?

a)

The play - Nothing on

b)

Backstage during a rehearsal

c)

Backstage during a performance

d)

The final dress rehearsal

10.

Funny use of wordplay.

a)

Pun

b)

Fun

c)

Joke

d)

Sarcasm

11.

During the rehearsal process, he/she is in charge of running rehearsal, writing down blocking, maintaining props lists, and making sure the actors know their lines.

a)

Director

b)

Assistant Stage Manager

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Producer

12.

The area for the cast and crew to relax before and during a performance.

a)

Backstage

b)

Green Room

c)

Blue Room

d)

Wings

13.

This term refers to the end of an act or the end of the play.

a)

The end

b)

Cut

c)

Curtain

d)

Calls

14.

The areas to either side of the stage from which the actors make their entrances and exits.

a)

Entrance

b)

Side Stage

c)

Flats

d)

Wings

15.

The actors who appear onstage in the first scene of the play are called Beginners.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is a Matinee?

a)

A performance that takes place in the evening.

b)

A performance that takes place in the morning.

c)

A performance that takes place during the day.

d)

A performance that takes place both during the day and in the evening.

17.

What character does Lloyd Dallas play in "Nothing on"?

a)

The Stage Manager

b)

The Director

c)

The Estate Agent

d)

The Owner of the house

18.

What character does Dotty Otley play in "Nothing on"?

a)

The housekeeper

b)

The stage manager

c)

The Burglar

d)

The wife of Philip Brent

19.

Which two Actors is Lloyd Dallas in a relationship with?

a)

Dotty Otley

b)

Brooke Ashton

c)

Belinda Blair

d)

Poppy Norton-Taylor

20.

What character does Selsdon Mowbray play in "Nothing on"?

a)

The Burglar

b)

The Director

c)

The Stage Manager

d)

The Assistant Stage Manager