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Performing Arts knowledge quiz 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Performing Arts?

a)

Forms of creative activity that are performed in front of an audience, such as drama, music, and dance.

b)

Art forms that create works that are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, photography, video, film making and architecture.

2.

Who is the director?

a)

The person in charge of the creative vision.

b)

The person in charge of all set making.

c)

The person in charge of the front of house.

d)

The person who wrote the play.

3.

Please tick the non-creative job roles within the industry.

a)

Performer

b)

Front of House Staff

c)

Usher

d)

Cloakroom Attendant

e)

Lighting Designer

4.

The marketing team for a theatre have certain responsibilities. Tick all that apply.

a)

Liaising with the Media.

b)

Designing any advertisements.

c)

Co-ordinating the security team.

d)

Altering the style of performance.

e)

Updating the Theatre's website.

5.
Who has overall responsibility for a production?
a)
Venue Manager
b)
Director
c)
Programmer
d)
Producer
6.

What is a role in a movie or play?

a)

the setting

b)

the plot

c)

the costume

d)

the character

7.

What is the plot of a story or video?

a)

The location of the story

b)

The characters of a story

c)

The main events of a story

d)

The conflict of a story

8.
Conversation between two or more characters
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialect
c)
Conversation
d)
Dialogue
9.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
10.
What is a script?
a)
Acts divided into smaller sections.
b)
Object that appears on stage.
c)
Written text of a play.
d)
cursive handwriting
11.

The protagonist is the ________.

a)

narrator

b)

main character of the story

c)

the opposing force

d)

writes the play

12.

The story's time and place is the

a)

tone

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

voice

13.

An individual in a play is called

a)

setting

b)

plot

c)

narrator

d)

character

14.
What is the definition of plot?
a)
The lesson in the story
b)
The sequence of events in the story
c)
The turning point of the story
d)
The conflict in the story
15.
The person who tells the story is the 
a)
character
b)
setting
c)
point of view
d)
narrator
16.

The best definition of theme is...

a)

The lesson the play is teaching.

b)

The message the play is sending.

c)

A word that summarizes the story.

d)

The character's main problem.

17.

A state or feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is...

a)

Anxiety

b)

Suspense

c)

Dilemma

d)

Foreshadowing

18.

What does empathy mean?

a)

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another

b)

Sharing toys

c)

Talking to friends

d)

Asking someone to play

19.

what is motivation

a)

what order of events happen in the story

b)

what stops the person from reaching his goal

c)

all of the above

d)

what drives the person to do what he is doing

20.

What are costumes?

a)

Clothing

b)

Props

c)

Clothes the actor wears to show the character to the audience

d)

Anything you want them to be

21.

What is the use of face, body, and voice to portray character?

a)

Speaking

b)

Acting

c)

Nonverbal Expression

d)

Performance

22.

What is not using words or speech to convey one's thoughts or feelings?

a)

Speaking

b)

Acting

c)

Nonverbal Expression

d)

Performance

23.

What is any movement of the actor's head, shoulder, arm, hand, leg, or foot to convey meaning?

a)

Gestures

b)

Acting

c)

Facial Expressions

d)

Character Motivation

24.

What is the physical aspects used by an actor to convey mood, feeling, or personality?

a)

Gestures

b)

Acting

c)

Facial Expressions

d)

Character Motivation

25.

What is the reason for a character's behavior?

a)

Gestures

b)

Acting

c)

Facial Expressions

d)

Character Motivation

26.

How an actor uses his or her voice to convey character is_______________?

a)

Tempo

b)

Vocal Expression

c)

Projection

d)

Diction

27.

What is the speed of delivery when speaking?

a)

Tempo

b)

Vocal Expression

c)

Projection

d)

Diction

28.

What is the selection and pronunciation of words; clarity of speech?

a)

Tempo

b)

Vocal Expression

c)

Projection

d)

Diction

29.

What is how well the voice carries to the audience?

a)

Tempo

b)

Vocal Expression

c)

Projection

d)

Diction

30.

In performing arts, the medium of expression is our

a)

body

b)

voice

c)

props

d)

All of these