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VPA Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Art?

a)

the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.

b)

the various branches of creative activity, such as painting, music, literature, and dance.

c)

Any form of creative expression

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the visual arts involves making marks with a pencil, pen, brush, chalk, charcoal, or other dry media?

a)

painting

b)

sculpture

c)

drawing

d)

printmaking

3.

Which visual art uses a tool such as a brush to transfer pigment onto a surface?

a)

drawing

b)

printmaking

c)

sculpture

d)

painting

4.

Which visual art creates statues or other free-standing pieces of art made of clay, stone, or other materials?

a)

sculpture

b)

painting

c)

drawing

d)

printmaking

5.

Differentiate between visual and preforming art. Giving ONE example of each

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6.

List three skills needed in VPA.

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7.

What is Art Career

a)

The job that using Art Skills in it

b)

A career in the Arts field, creating, producing, promoting, etc.

c)

There are jobs teaching others about art and jobs helping people to express themselves through art.

d)

All of the above answers is correct

8.

Why an illustrator is part of a job in Art career?

a)

Because s/he using the art skill in drawing or illustrating the objects to another medium.

b)

Because it's on the list of job

c)

Because it helps people to see

d)

Because it entertain people

9.

Is a Car Designer also part of the Art Career?

a)

Yes

b)

No

10.

How many art careers can be involved in making these can?

a)

1, the Can Designer

b)

2, the Can Designer and the Printmaking artist

c)

3. The Illustrator, the Can Designer, and the Printmaking artist

d)

None of the Art Career involved, it's made from the factory.

11.

Which form of drama involves humor?

a)

Drama

b)

Melodrama

c)

Comedy

d)

Spectacle

12.

A make-up designer should be able to? select all that apply.

a)

Create special effects through the use of make-up

b)

coloring costumes

c)

Have a working knowledge of cosmetology

d)

Know the principles of color

13.

Drama is...?

a)

a form of prose or poetry

b)

a form of entertainment

c)

an insight into human behavior

d)

all of the above

14.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is an example?

a)

melodrama

b)

tragedy

c)

tragicomedy

d)

none of the above

15.

Improvisation means acting without

a)

a script.

b)

an ensemble.

c)

a scene.

d)

a set.

16.

Successful improvisers say

a)

"no, and."

b)

"yes, but."

c)

"let's dialogue."

d)

"yes, and."

17.

An effective improviser is also an effective

a)

teacher.

b)

actor.

c)

professional.

d)

speaker.

18.

When successful improvisers are faced with a problem onstage, they use their

a)

fellow actors to take over the scene.

b)

creative thinking and problem solving skills.

c)

scripts.

d)

concentration and make it all about themselves.

19.

No matter what, an improviser must remain

a)

calm.

b)

onstage.

c)

in the scene.

d)

funny.

20.

No matter what, an improviser must remain

a)

calm

b)

onstage

c)

in character

d)

funny

21.

Which one is not a improv rule?

a)

always be open to the plot and ideas

b)

listen carefully and respond

c)

show rather than tell how you feel

d)

don't take chances

e)

trust yourself as well as others on stage

22.

An effective improviser is able to...

a)

read the script

b)

act silly

c)

think outside the box

d)

speak loudly

23.

Improvisation is demanding for an actor because...

a)

There are a lot of lines to learn

b)

It requires in depth character analysis

c)

You are just going where your imagination takes you

d)

The games have too many rules

24.

A dramatic entertainment, originating in Roman mime, in which performers express meaning through gestures accompanied by music.

a)

pantomime

b)

mime

c)

gesture

d)

click

25.

The theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement.

a)

pantomime

b)

mime

c)

click

d)

puppetry

26.

Hand and arm movements and facial expressions that help express and idea or emotion

a)

isolation

b)

rotation

c)

click

d)

gesture

27.

nonverbal communication

a)

something that deceives or misleads intellectually

b)

a basic mime convention; the mime uses exaggerated movement to appear to be walking

c)

a movement opposite to the action that the mime wants the audience to follow

d)

the general term for expressing ideas and emotions without using words; the essence of pantomime and mime

28.

Using the face to show mood, emotion, feeling and responses is called...

a)

Gesture

b)

Posture

c)

Facial Expression

d)

Eye contact

29.

Movement of your arms and hands to express ideas, feelings or mood is called

a)

Gesture

b)

Facial Expression

c)

Projection

d)

Accent

30.

Looking at another actor or the audience is called

a)

Gesture

b)

Posture

c)

Acting

d)

Eye contact

31.

The way an actor holds their body is called

a)

Gesture

b)

Eye contact

c)

Posture

d)

Facial Expression

32.

The body language used here would best be described as...

a)

Romantic

b)

Scared

c)

Over-joyed

d)

Angry

33.

The body language used here would best be described as...

a)

Rage

b)

Confident

c)

Thoughtful

d)

Anxious

34.

What type of body language is used in mime?

a)

Totally realistic

b)

Exaggerated and precise

c)

Fast and imprecise

d)

Vague and unclear

35.

What are the actors creating through mime?

a)

A gate

b)

An umbrella

c)

A wall

d)

A car

36.

1.What is non-verbal communication?

a)

Communicating with someone by using gestures

b)

Getting messages across with facial expressions

c)

Guesing your body language to convey something to someone else

d)

All of the above

37.

3.When you speak, your listener gets messages from...

a)

What you say and your vocabulary

b)

How you look and your words

c)

What you say, how you act, and your accent

d)

What you say, how you act, and how you look

38.

5.The functions of nonverbal language are...

a)

to agree with or contradict verbal messages

b)

to replace verbal messages

c)

to emphasize verbal messages

d)

all of the above

39.

7.Facial Expressions include:

a)

smiling, frowning and even blinking

b)

running, jumping, swimming

c)

hugging, speaking and screaming

d)

sending text messages, updating a social media status

40.

What is a tongue twist?

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