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Drama Vocabulary Q1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The marking of a script to indicating interpretation, pauses, phrasing, stress, beats, objectives, obstacles, tactics, etc.

a)

Script Scoring

b)

Intent

c)

Objective

d)

Subtext

2.

The underlying message being conveyed by a piece of dialogue. This is the unsaid meaning that is between the lines.

a)

Objective

b)

Subtext

c)

Obstacle

d)

Tactic

3.

A strategy used to achieve an objective.

a)

Objective

b)

Obstacle

c)

Intent

d)

Tactic

4.

A character’s pursuit of a specific goal in a scene.

a)

Subtext

b)

Emotional Recall

c)

Objective

d)

Obstacle

5.

What is acting?

a)

Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances

b)

Observing people

c)

Monitoring people

d)

Listening to music

6.

What is an obstacle?

a)

Character's goal

b)

Something that gets in the character's way

c)

A good thing

d)

A Tableau

7.

What is 1?

a)

Up Stage Right

b)

Up Stage Left

c)

Down Stage Right

d)

Down Stage Left

8.

What is 3?

a)

Up Stage Right

b)

Up Stage Left

c)

Down Stage Right

d)

Down Stage Left

9.

What is 7?

a)

Up Stage Right

b)

Up Stage Left

c)

Down Stage Right

d)

Down Stage Left

10.

What is 9?

a)

Up Stage Right

b)

Up Stage Left

c)

Down Stage Right

d)

Down Stage Left

11.

What is 2?

a)

Up Stage

b)

Stage Left

c)

Stage Right

d)

Down Stage

12.

What is 5?

a)

Middle Stage

b)

Stage Left

c)

Stage Right

d)

Center Stage

13.

Planned movement onstage as a scene progresses

a)

Blocking

b)

Subtext

c)

Progression

d)

Stage business

14.
The conversation between two or more characters onstage  
a)
dialogue
b)
improvisation
c)
makeup
d)
mimicry
15.
to act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue  
a)
pantomime
b)
plot
c)
props
d)
role
16.

Actors are...

a)

Liars

b)

Storytellers

c)

Talented

d)

People who pretend to be something they are not

17.

Another way of asking, "What is 'at stake' for your character?" is...

a)

What is their objective?

b)

What does your character want for dinner?

c)

Who does your character have a conflict with?

d)

What does your character have to lose if they don't get what they want?

18.

What is described as the who, what, when, where, why, and how for a character's situation?

a)

Tactics

b)

Relationship

c)

Given Circumstances

d)

Stakes

19.

A Monologue is

a)

A rant

b)

What is in the way of your character achieving their goal

c)

A speech spoken by one character

d)

A conversatio between two or more people

20.

What is the term for the imaginary wall at the front of the stage?

a)

The Wall

b)

The 3rd Wall

c)

The 4th Wall

d)

The Frame

21.

This is an example of vocal variety.

a)

Pitch

b)

Volume

c)

Rate

d)

All of the above

22.

What point of view are stage directions from (stage left, stage right, etc.)?

a)

The actor's point of view

b)

The audience's point of view

23.

Gesture is..

a)

body movements that people use to create emphasis or meaning

b)

The imaginary box in mime

c)

a story

d)

How loud or quiet the actor's speech is.

24.

Ensemble means..

a)

A competition.

b)

A group of people arguing.

c)

A group of people who work together and have each other's backs.

d)

A person who weasr stylish clothes.

25.

Which word describes actors creating a frozen picture to tell a story?

a)

Freeze dance

b)

Presto

c)

Mime

d)

Tableau