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Worksheets21 Fall Semester Study
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 21mins
Pantomime
An acting technique that is composing, uttering, executing,
or arranging anything without previous preparation
An acting technique originating from Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
An acting technique in which actors freeze in poses that
create a picture of one important moment in the play.
Tableau
An acting technique that is composing, uttering, executing,
or arranging anything without previous preparation
An acting technique originating from Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
An acting technique in which actors freeze in poses that
create a picture of one important moment in the play.
Improvisation
An acting technique that is composing, uttering, executing,
or arranging anything without previous preparation
An acting technique originating from Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.
An acting technique in which actors freeze in poses that
create a picture of one important moment in the play.
Downstage
The strongest of stage positions
The weakest of stage positions
Upstage
The strongest of stage positions.
The weakest of stage positions.
Cross
What is a movement from one stage position to another on area on stage.
A movement countering a cross movement on stage.
Counter Cross
A stage movement from one place to another on stage.
A movement countering the cross movement.
Prologue
The first scene of a Greek Tragedy where the chorus explain what has happened leading up to the start of the tragedy.
The part where the chorus comments on each scene in a Greek Tragedy.
Where most of the plot of a Greek Tragedy occurs. Actors speak dialogue about the plot and not action. The chorus often interacts with the actors.
The final scene where the chorus chants about the ending of the Greek Tragedy and where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.
Greek theatre was known to introduce what type of play to the world?
Tragedy
Comedy
Drama
Which of the following playwrights is considered the father
of Tragedy
Sophocles
Euripedes
Aeschylus
Which of the following Greek Playwrights wrote about women and their everyday problems.
Sophocles
Euripedes
Aeschylus
Which of the following Greek Playwrights introduced the third actor.
Sophocles
Euripedes
Aeschylus
During what festival was theatre introduced to the world?
Festival of Zeus
Festival of Dionysus
Festival of Aphrodite
During the Festival of Dionysus, how many plays
are submitted for each playwright?
1 Play
2 Plays
3 Plays
4 Plays
A playwright submits a trilogy(3) of tragedies and a satyr(1).
True
False
The purpose of a Chorus in a Greek Tragedy
Explains what happened before the play.
Explains what happened after the play and the moral of the story of the play.
Background characters in the play.
All of the above
What is the purpose of a Hero in a Greek Tragedy
The character that experiences a reversal
of fortune, a downfall, usually
because of his flaw.
To support the main character.
What type of performance space did Greek Plays were performed in?
Proscenium Theatre
Amphitheatre
Thrust Stage Theatre
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Adjusting oneself for the audience to you better.
When an actor is talking directly to the audience, this
means what?
Cheating Out
Adjusting oneself for the audience to you better.
An actor talking directly to the audience
True or False: A mime's goal is to create a an environment
successfully with just expression, gestures and movements.
True
False
What was considered to be the first musical?
The Black Crook
Oklahoma
What is the average total budget of a Broadway Musical?
$10
$8-$12 million dollars
$75-$129
A Lyricist is which of the following
A person that creates the dances for a musical is
Someone who writes the music is
Someone who writes the lyrics is
A Composer is which of the following
A person that creates the dances for a musical is
Someone who writes the music is
Someone who writes the lyrics is
A Choreographer is which of the following
A person that creates the dances for a musical is
Someone who writes the music is
Someone who writes the lyrics is
True or False: In musicals, it's common for one person to be both a lyricist and composer.
TRUE
FALSE
An actor equally proficient at singing, dancing and acting is
called what?
Single Threat
Double Threat
Triple Threat
stage left
stage right
stage left
stage right
What is a Playbill?
a bill advertising a public performance or
set of performances
A memorizing device
True or False: In a musical number the song supports the dialogue and the dialogue supports the song.
False
True
What is the longest running musical on Broadway?
The Lion King
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
What is a raked stage?
A flat stage.
A tilted stage
True or False: A person who watches a play and writes a review
based on his opinion of it is a critic.
True
False
Which of the following can be included in a Playbill?
Cast information
Scene Breakdown
Crew Information
All of the above
What is the highest grossing musical?
Cats
Mamma Mia
The Lion King
The Phantom of the Opera
What is the Stasimon in a Greek Tragedy
The first scene of a Greek Tragedy where the chorus explain what has happened leading up to the start of the tragedy.
The part where the chorus comments on each scene in a Greek Tragedy.
Where most of the plot of a Greek Tragedy occurs. Actors speak dialogue about the plot and not action. The chorus often interacts with the actors.
The final scene where the chorus chants about the ending of the Greek Tragedy and where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.
What is the Episode in a Greek Tragedy?
The first scene of a Greek Tragedy where the chorus explain what has happened leading up to the start of the tragedy.
The part where the chorus comments on each scene in a Greek Tragedy.
Where most of the plot of a Greek Tragedy occurs. Actors speak dialogue about the plot and not action. The chorus often interacts with the actors.
The final scene where the chorus chants about the ending of the Greek Tragedy and where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.
What is the Exodus in a Greek Tragedy?
The first scene of a Greek Tragedy where the chorus explain what has happened leading up to the start of the tragedy.
The part where the chorus comments on each scene in a Greek Tragedy.
Where most of the plot of a Greek Tragedy occurs. Actors speak dialogue about the plot and not action. The chorus often interacts with the actors.
The final scene where the chorus chants about the ending of the Greek Tragedy and where the moral of the tragedy is discussed.
Background characters
Chorus
Hero
The main character in a Greek Tragedy
Hero
Chorus
