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Unit 1- An Introduction to Acting

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one defines the word "Improvisation"

a)

A method of acting where an actor speaks directly from a script

b)

A method of acting where an actor uses emotional recall to create a true character

c)

The playing of dramatic scenes without script or little to no predetermined activity

d)

The playing of a scene where each character starts a sequence using unison verbalisation

2.

What happened in Salem in 1692

a)

Witches were found and killed by the people in the town

b)

Native Americans slaughtered half the town

c)

A plague occurred that killed the crops and livestock

d)

Innocent people were falsely accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death

3.

In which famous drama school did Catherine Tate train to be an actor

a)

RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts)

b)

Central School of Speech and Drama

c)

LIPA (Liverpool institute for Performing Arts)

d)

Rose Bruford

4.

Which of these is not one of the seven stages of tension?

a)

Neutral/Economic

b)

Silent and Still

c)

Passionate

d)

Laidback

5.

Which best describes Stanislavski?

a)

A student who is studying theatre

b)

A practitioner of theatre and acting

c)

A professor of voice and speech

d)

An classical author

6.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
7.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
8.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
9.
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
a)
facial
b)
props
c)
dialogue
d)
actors
10.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

11.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
12.

Plays are divided into large sections called

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

stage directions

d)

asides

13.

a long speech given by 1 actor

a)

speech

b)

monologue

c)

soliloquy

14.

Spectacle is the __________________ elements of a play.

a)

visual

b)

vocal

c)

written

15.

Planned movement onstage as a scene progresses

a)

Blocking

b)

Subtext

c)

Progression

d)

Stage business

16.
to ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script  
a)
improvisation
b)
makeup
c)
mimicry
d)
monologue
17.

How best would you describe the Given Circumstances ?

a)

Information from the audience about a play

b)

Information given to an actor to describe various circumstances the character is in

c)

Information detailed by theatre critics to a paying audience

d)

Information given to an actor that helps them learn their lines