WorksheetsImprov Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is a spontaneous style of theatre through which scenes are created without advance rehearsal or a script.
role-playing
curtain
improvise
improvisation
What is improvise?
to adlib, or invent dialogue and actions without a script or rehearsal.
A verbal command given by the director to stop the dialogue and movement in a scene.
a verbal command starting or ending a scene. Can use "Lights Up" or "Scene".
Trying on the role of others, or assuming the part of another person in society
What is Commedia dell'arte?
a form of improvisational theatre that began during the Renaissance.
to adlib, or invent dialogue and actions without a script or rehearsal.
a verbal command starting or ending a scene. Can use "Lights Up" or "Scene".
Trying on the role of others, or assuming the part of another person in society.
If two people are stuck in an elevator and one of the actors refuses to play along with the scene and keep saying "No, I'm not going to do this," , what does Ms. Watkins say this is?
Doing the Unexpected
Being Negative
Justifying
Going with the Flow
In improv or scene building, the "who" of the scene is the:
Character
Location
Action
Motivation
In improv or scene building, the "what" of the scene is the:
Character
Location
Situation
Motivation
In improv or scene building, the "where" of the scene is the:
Character
Location
Action
Motivation
Improvisation makes you think on your feet and use your imagination
True
False
Improvisation is a form of Theatre in which...
No props are used
All of the action is unscripted
There are no set pieces
The actors perform without using their voices
Which improv game highlights the first and golden rule of improve?
Firing Line
Trifecta
Park Bench
Yes, and...
Which of the following TV shows is based on improv?
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Friends
Family Feud
Game of Games
Which of the following TV shows is based in devising?
Saturday Night Live
Family Feud
Friends
Friday Night Lights
What style of theatre is the foundation for what we know as improv today?
Absurdism
Theatre of Cruelty
Realism
Commedia Dell'arte
Where was Commedia Dell'arte popularized?
Italy
France
Spain
Cuba
What is Looping?
Doing the same again instead of
moving forward.
Doing nothing
Doing circles
Playing a song
What is it called that a form of improvised theatre where
the players perform a complete piece of
longer than 30 minutes?
Longform
Shortform
Midform
Lightform
What is it called when denoting or relating to content of a
type that is short in length or duration,
designed to be read or viewed quickly.
Longform
Midform
Shortform
Lightform
Is Spacework miming?
Yes
No
What do we call it when interrupting the action started at the beginning with a conflict or counter-action in order to advance the scene. (This is not always a problem, but it is always something new or different).
In an argument or Beating up the actor
Breaking Bad or living in the past
In the moment or Breaking the Routine
In moments or Breaking the trip
To make an effort to hear something...
Living
Listening
