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Year 7 Drama End of Year Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The proper word for a still image is...

a)

landscape

b)

portrait

c)

tableau

d)

skill

2.

Which one of these do we NOT need to do to make a successful tableau?

a)

stay still

b)

add thought-tracking

c)

use levels

d)

be aware of the audience

e)

use physical acting skills

3.

What does 'proxemics' mean?

a)

When you create an object using your body

b)

A way of speaking in drama

c)

A type of lighting

d)

The distance between characters to show their relationship

4.

What are the three P's that we use to create a story?

a)

People in a place with a problem

b)

People eating peas in Peru

c)

Proxemics, props, people

5.

Thought-tracking is...

a)

When we write down a character's thoughts

b)

When a character speaks their thoughts to the audience

6.

When an actor is using thought-tracking, the rest of the actors need to...

a)

Laugh

b)

Move

c)

Freeze

d)

Look at them

7.

A respectful and effective audience member will...

a)

Give full focus and attention to the actors performance

b)

Talk through the performance

c)

Look at the floor

d)

Move around the room

e)

M

8.

An effective group member will...

a)

Listen to their group and share ideas

b)

Direct the group but not let anyone else have an input

c)

Sit quietly and let others make all the decisions

d)

Walk around the room

9.

Facial expressions, body language and gesture are all types of...

a)

physical skills

b)

vocal skills

10.

What does T.I.E stand for?

a)

Theatre in Education

b)

Theatre is exciting

c)

The inner emotion

d)

Theatre in England

11.

Theatre in Education is...

a)

Any play that is performed in a school

b)

An interactive play which has a strong educational message

c)

A school musical

12.

In TIE companies, they don't have many actors so they often multi-role within the play. What is multi-rolling?

a)

Doing the same play over and over

b)

Playing more than one character in a play

c)

Playing only one character in a play

13.

Why don't they just employ more actors in a TIE company if there are lots of characters to play?

a)

The stage might be small in the schools they visit

b)

They need to all fit in as few cars as possible to travel between schools

c)

School's wouldn't be able to afford to pay for lots of actors to come and perform, they need to keep costs down

d)

All of these answers are true

14.

Which is the missing FEMPIG word? Facial Expressions,  Movement, Posture, Interaction, _____________

a)

Gait

b)

Gesture

c)

Girl

15.

Which is the missing VTAPE word? ____________, tone, accent, pitch, emphasis

a)

Voice

b)

Volume

c)

Vox

16.

When an actor decides what their character wants in a scene, this is called...

a)

character objectives

b)

proxemics

c)

movement

d)

physical skills

17.

Theatre started in Ancient Greece as...

a)

A way of honoring the Gods

b)

A way of teaching Bible stories

18.

Thespis was known as the first actor. What did he do that was different?

a)

He added dance routines

b)

He wrote a script

c)

He stepped out of the chorus and performed on his own

19.

Greek tragedies were violent. But did you see violent acts on stage?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

True or False: Actors in Greek Theatre would change their masks to show different characters?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The Greek Chorus represented the views of the people. They all...

a)

moved and spoke together

b)

had individual roles in a script

22.

Medieval Theatre started in England roughly how long after Greek Theatre?

a)

10 years

b)

100 years

c)

1000 years

23.

Medieval theatre started in:

a)

Churches

b)

Theatres

c)

Arenas

24.

Medieval theatre started because:

a)

People were bored and needed more entertainment

b)

Church services were in Latin. Most people could not understand Latin so the church needed a way to help teach the stories.

25.

Medieval Theatre was so popular that audiences became too large to fit in the church. So theatre moved to:

a)

A purpose built theatre

b)

Pageant wagons

26.

When Medieval Theatre got too popular, plays stopped being performed by priests, and instead were performed by guilds. What was a guild?

a)

A group of workers from the same profession E.g. The Fisherman's Guild

b)

Specially trained actors

27.

The guilds were given a bible story that related to their job e.g. The Fisherman's guild might perform the Loaves and the Fishes. But what was the problem with 'normal citizens' performing the bible stories?

a)

They didn't know the stories

b)

They wanted to entertain their audience, so made the bible stories funny and rude

28.

Commedia dell'Arte was from which country?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

29.

In commedia dell'Arte, each character lead with a different body part. What body part did Zanni lead with?

a)

Nose

b)

Belly

c)

Chest

30.

What body part did the doctor lead with?

a)

Nose

b)

Belly

c)

Chest

31.

In Elizabethan England, theatre became very popular. Why?

a)

Tv and film was invented

b)

Queen Elizabeth I loved theatre and promoted the arts

c)

People has more money to spend on going to the theatre

32.

One famous Elizabethan playwright was...

a)

Mark Wheeller

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Aristophanes

33.

In Shakespeare plays, costume was used to show...

a)

The character's status (power, money, influence)

b)

The character's job

34.

Women were not allowed to become actors in Shakespeare's time.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What is diagetic sound?

a)

Sound that plays before a performance begins

b)

Sound that the audience and a character hear within the play's world

c)

Sound that plays during scene changes

36.

What is an example of diagetic sound?

a)

Music underscoring

b)

Music playing on a radio

c)

A voiceover narration

37.

What is non-diagetic sound?

a)

Sound that exists outside the world of the play

b)

Sound that plays before a performance begins

c)

Sound that plays during scene changes

38.

What is an example of non-diagetic sound?

a)

A doorbell sound effect

b)

A dog barking sound effect

c)

A voiceover narration

39.

Modern theatre's main purpose is...

a)

To educate

b)

To entertain

40.

One type of modern theatre we looked at was musical theatre. If you are goingto be an actor in musical theatre you need to be able to...

a)

write a script

b)

sing, dance and act

c)

sing, play and instrument and act