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Theatre Arts 1

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wall area which frames the stage?

a)

Proscenium

b)

Apron

c)

Front of house

d)

Wings

2.

The area of the stage extending beyond the proscenium?

a)

House

b)

Black box

c)

Apron

d)

Fourth wall

3.

The entire theater beyond the front of the stage including the audience seating?

a)

Wings

b)

House

c)

Apron

d)

Proscenium

4.

The areas of the theater open to the public such as the lobby and box office

a)

Wings

b)

Front of house

c)

Apron

d)

Backstage

5.

The entire area behind or beyond the stage?

a)

Backstage

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

Arena Stage

d)

House

6.

Offstage to the right and left of the acting area?

a)

Backstage

b)

Black box

c)

Wings

d)

Fourth Wall

7.

A stage with a permanent framed opening through which the audience sees the play?

a)

Fourth Wall

b)

Theater in the round

c)

Arena Stage

d)

Proscenium Stage

8.

The area of a play's action in which the audience sits surrounding the stage?

a)

Arena Stage

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

House

d)

Apron

9.

A form of play presentation in which the stage is surrounding on all sides by the audience?

a)

Breaking the fourth wall

b)

Theater in the Round

c)

Apron

d)

Front of house

10.

A stage that juts into the audience area?

a)

Wings

b)

Thrust Stage

c)

Black box

d)

Front of house

11.

A simple indoor performance?

a)

Front of house

b)

Black box

c)

Fourth Wall

d)

Breaking the fourth wall

12.

The invisible wall/line which separates the world of the audience from that of the actors?

a)

Fourth Wall

b)

House

c)

Breaking the Fourth wall

d)

Apron

13.

When an actor interacts with the audience or recognizes their existence?

a)

Arena Stage

b)

Breaking the Fourth Wall

c)

Fourth Wall

d)

Wings

14.

The specific point of attention on stage?

a)

Focus

b)

Open

c)

Cheat out

d)

Cross

15.

When an actor faces the audeince full front?

a)

Cross

b)

Focus

c)

Open

d)

Blocking

16.

Playing with your body angled toward the audience while conversing with others on stage?

a)

Focus

b)

Cheat Out

c)

Cross

d)

Sharing Stage

17.

The assigned movement within a scene?

a)

level

b)

Blocking

c)

Sharing Stage

d)

Plane

18.

An actors movement from one side of the stage to another?

a)

Taking stage

b)

Cross

c)

Level

d)

Plane

19.

When two actors have equal focus?

a)

Stealing Stage

b)

Sharing Stage

c)

Open

d)

Giving Stage

20.

When an actor distracts the audience attention away from those who should have focus?

a)

Stealing Stage

b)

Plane

c)

Focus

d)

Open

21.

When and actor moves to an area, typically downstage, and gains focus?

a)

Upstaging

b)

Taking Stage

c)

Plane

d)

Level

22.

Allowing and other actor to gain focus?

a)

Giving Stage

b)

Level

c)

Up stage hand

d)

Stealing Stage

23.

When an actor moves upstage causing the other actor/s to turn their back towards the audience?

a)

Upstaging

b)

Plane

c)

Level

d)

Giving Stage

24.

Is any area on stage where two or more actors stand in a horizontal line?

a)

Open

b)

Plane

c)

Level

d)

Focus

25.

Is used in theater so that upstage action can be seen by the audience?

a)

Cross

b)

Cheat Out

c)

Level

d)

Plane

26.

When gesturing on stage an actor should always use which hand?

a)

Taking Stage

b)

Up Stage Hand

c)

Upstaging

d)

Level

27.

This monologue gives background info?

a)

Plane

b)

Expostional

c)

Narrative

d)

Level

28.

A monologue which tells some sort of story, either past present, or future?

a)

Plane

b)

Narrative

c)

Expostional

d)

Giving Stage

29.

Dialogue

a)

Zero

b)

Two

c)

One

d)

Four

30.

Monologue

a)

Four

b)

One

c)

Two

d)

Three

31.

A monologue spoken in first person from one character to another in order to achieve a specific goal?

a)

Level

b)

Climactic

c)

Narrative

d)

Expostional

32.

The info given at the start of the Play?

a)

Exposition

b)

Insiting

c)

Rising Action

d)

Climax

33.

The first problem or conflict which occurs and sets the play into motion is known as the?

a)

Climax

b)

Insiting

c)

Denouement

d)

Falling Action

34.

The moment of most dramatic intensity in a play?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Rising Action

d)

Falling Action

35.

The events which occur after the most dramatic moment of the play but before the resolution?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Falling Action

c)

Climax

d)

Plane

36.

The events which happen before the peak dramatic moment of the play are known as?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

37.

The unraveling of events of the play, the resolution?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Denouement

c)

Falling Action

d)

Climax

38.

When an actor auditions using an unfamiliar script it is known as

a)

Callbacks

b)

Cold Read

c)

Double Casting

d)

Understudy

39.

When an actor is cast as more than one role in a production it is known as?

a)

Double Casting

b)

Understudy

c)

Monotone

d)

Coldread

40.

When an actor learns the role in case the lead performer gets ill?

a)

Understudy

b)

Double Casting

c)

Coldread

d)

Callbacks

41.

The second and third rounds of auditions?

a)

Cold Read

b)

Callbacks

c)

Understudy

d)

Pitch

42.

An unvaried speaking tone?

a)

Monotone

b)

Circumflex

c)

Pitch

d)

Rate

43.

The combination of rising and falling inflection which expresses sarcasm?

a)

Rate

b)

Circumflex

c)

Volume

d)

Enunciate

44.

The relative highness or lowness of the voice at any given time?

a)

Pitch

b)

Breath Control

c)

Volume

d)

Rate

45.

Determines the carrying power and loudness of your voice?

a)

Callbacks

b)

Breath Control

c)

Rate

d)

Volume

46.

The relative strength, force, or intensity with which sound is made?

a)

Cold Read

b)

Volume

c)

Pitch

d)

Rate

47.

The speed at which one speaks?

a)

Circumflex

b)

Monotone

c)

Enunciate

d)

Rate

48.

To utter or pronounce words in a particular manner?

a)

Pitch

b)

Enunciate

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

49.

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical which incorporates what popular style of music?

a)

Rock

b)

Country

c)

Pop

d)

Latin

50.

This type of musical incorporates music using only songs from a group or artist?

a)

Greek

b)

Juke Box Musical

c)

Book Musical

d)

Libretto

51.

This type of musical is usually built around 6 main songs?

a)

Rock

b)

Libretto

c)

Book Musical

d)

Greek

52.

The little book?

a)

Vaudeville

b)

Libretto

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Rock

53.

Early Operas began as an attempt to recreate what type of theater?

a)

Russian

b)

Greek

c)

French

d)

Spanish

54.

The Golden age of Musicals was from?

a)

1970's

b)

1940's to 1960's

c)

1860's

d)

1980's

55.

What was the first "blockbuster" Broadway Show?

a)

Verona

b)

Oklahoma

c)

Malibu

d)

Cali

56.

These performances include acts such as musicians, dancers, comedians etc?

a)

Rock

b)

Vaudeville

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Greek