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Theatre Final Exam

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this area of the stage? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Center
Up Right
Middle
Backstage
2.

Area of the stage between the main curtain and the orchestra pit / only area that can’t be closed off by a curtain

a)

Apron

b)

Alcoves

c)

Teasers

d)

Travellers

3.

A large backdrop that is the last curtain / usually white so lights can shine on it to make it look different colors

a)

Fly Space

b)

Teasers

c)

Cyc

d)

Scrim

4.

Where the parts of scenery are cut, built, and painted

a)

Costume Shop

b)

Scene Shop

c)

Green Room

d)

Front of House

5.

A stage with audience on all sides is called a/an ...

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Arena

d)

Black Box

6.

Directions on stage are from the ________'s perspective

a)

Director

b)

Audience

c)

Actor

d)

Set Designer

7.

This area is called....

a)

Up Stage

b)

Down Stage

c)

Front Stage

d)

Pit

8.

This part of the stage is ....

a)

Up Left

b)

Down Right

c)

Up Right

d)

Center Left

9.

You can identify a proscenium stage because the audience is on how many sides?

a)

One (1)

b)

Two (2)

c)

Three (3)

d)

Four (4)

10.

What is the name of the area where the orchestra plays music for a musical called?

a)

Backstage

b)

Pit

c)

House

d)

Apron

11.

What type of theater (or stage space) is this?

a)

black box

b)

proscenium

c)

traverse

d)

thrust

12.

Empty pipes above the stage that can be lowered and raised to hang scenery in the air until it is needed

a)

Battens

b)

Cyc

c)

Scrim

d)

Alcove

13.

What body position is this actor standing in?

a)

1/4 Right

b)

3/4 Right

c)

Profile Left

d)

3/4 Left

14.

What type of stage is this called?

a)

thrust

b)

proscenium

c)

arena

d)

flexible

15.

What body position is the woman standing in?

a)

full front

b)

1/4 left

c)

profile right

d)

profile left

16.

The acting area furthest away from the audience is called _______.

a)

upstage

b)

downstage

c)

center stage

d)

apron

17.

What type of stage is this called?

a)

thrust

b)

environmental

c)

traverse

d)

proscenium

18.

The off stage areas to the right and left of the stage are called what?

a)

pit

b)

apron

c)

backstage

d)

wings

19.

True or False:

When actors come downstage and bow at the end of a performance, that is CURTAIN CALL.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the curtain called that closes off the entire stage from the audience?

a)

Main Curtain

b)

Front Curtain

c)

Down Curtain

d)

Stage Divider

21.

What Stage Manager call means that everyone freezes in place?

a)

Stop, please!

b)

Freeze, please!

c)

Knock it off!

d)

Hold, please!

22.

If the actor enters carrying a coat over his arm, the coat would be a ________.

a)

Costume

b)

Hand Prop

c)

Accessory

d)

Set Prop

23.

If the same actor enters now wearing the same coat, the coat would be a(n) _______.

a)

Costume

b)

Hand Prop

c)

Accessory

d)

Set Prop

24.

What is a technical run without the actors to focus on making sure the tech aspects are ready?

a)

Wet Tech

b)

Dry Tech

25.

What does the Stage Manager call "Going Dark" mean?

a)

The show is ending permanently

b)

There's a storm in the area

c)

There's going to be a blackout

d)

The actor forgot their lines

26.

What should the cast and crew respond with to the Stage Manager when they give a call?

a)

"Thank you," followed by a repeat of the original call

b)

"10-4"

c)

"You got it, dude!"

d)

"Thank you, sir/ma'am"

27.

What musical did Lin-Manuel Miranda NOT write?

a)

21 Chump Street

b)

Dear Evan Hansen

c)

Hamilton

d)

Bring It On, the Musical

28.

Who creates movement and dance to help tell a story?

a)

Director

b)

Choreographer

c)

Designer

d)

Stage Manager

29.

Who oversees the creation of the production elements and manages the budget and overall production schedule?

a)

Marketing Director

b)

Fight Director

c)

Production Manager

d)

Box Office Manager

30.

Who helps with all areas of the production, guides rehearsals, creates documentation, and oversees run of the show?

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Technical Director

c)

Scenic Painter

d)

Musical Director

31.

Who analyzes the script and guides the entire production?

a)

Composer/Lyricist

b)

Director

c)

Musical Director

d)

Fight Director

32.

Who oversees all promotion of the shows and the theatre company?

a)

Actor

b)

House Manager

c)

Marketing Director

d)

Usher

33.

Who prepares for and oversees the execution of the hanging and focusing of lighting instruments for the show?

a)

Designer

b)

Technical Director

c)

Master Electrician

d)

Prop Master

34.

Who oversees members of the company by handling payroll, contracts, and living or travel needs?

a)

General Manager

b)

Company Manager

c)

Stage Manager

d)

Box Office Manager

35.

Who takes care of all patron needs and oversees all front-of-house staff including concessions and ushers?

a)

Company Manager

b)

Marketing Director

c)

Master Electrician

d)

House Manager

36.

Who creates a plan for the construction of the set designer’s vision; oversees scenic, electrics, prop, and sound?

a)

Master Carpenter

b)

Master Electrician

c)

Technical Director

d)

Stage Manager

37.

Who writes the script for the play?

a)

Playwright

b)

Composer/Lyricist

c)

Actor

d)

Director

38.

Who creates the characters and brings the story to life?

a)

Actor

b)

Playwright

c)

Director

d)

Composer/Lyricist

39.

A Fight Director creates all ___________ for a production.

a)

Violence

b)

Choreography

c)

Blocking

d)

Weapon Props

40.

Who works with the house manager to assist patrons by guiding them to their seats and distributing programs?

a)

Stage Manager

b)

Usher

c)

General Manager

d)

Designer

41.

What song in a musical tells what the character is hoping for, wishing for, desires, or wants?

a)

Opening Number

b)

"I Want" Song

c)

Eleven O'Clock Number

d)

Closing Number

42.

What song in a musical is the last song in the show, brings the plot to a conclusion, and usually has the full cast?

a)

Opening Number

b)

"I Want" Song

c)

Eleven O'Clock Number

d)

Closing Number

43.

What song in a musical often shows a moment where a lead character has a change of heart or makes a big decision?

a)

Opening Number

b)

"I Want" Song

c)

Eleven O'Clock Number

d)

Closing Number

44.

What song in a musical is the first song in the show and tells the audience where, who, and what?

a)

Opening Number

b)

"I Want" Song

c)

Eleven O'Clock Number

d)

Closing Number

45.

From what primitive people group did the word "drama" originate, meaning "to do" or "to act."

a)

Egyptian

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

Roman

46.

What was the name of the festival of tragedies, where a coveted prize was awarded to the best series of plays?

a)

Festival of Plays

b)

Tragedy Fest

c)

City Dionysia

d)

Fringe Festival

47.

The first tragedian to win the playwriting prize during the Festival was __________.

a)

Thespis

b)

Sophocles

c)

Aristotle

d)

Euripides

48.

Which Greek playwright is considered the "Father of Tragedy?"

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripides

d)

Aristophanes

49.

Who is considered the finest comic writer of ancient Greece?

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Sophocles

c)

Euripides

d)

Aristophanes

50.

Which ancient people group had a government that did not support theatre, therefore making it appeal mostly to the lower class?

a)

Egyptian

b)

Greek

c)

Roman

d)

Hebrew

51.

What theatrical genre was the beginning of Chinese theatre?

a)

Opera

b)

Tragedy

c)

Interpretive Dance

d)

Puppetry

52.

Bunraku, a form of Japanese theatre that involved marionettes, could also be described as _______.

a)

Opera

b)

Tragedy

c)

Interpretive Dance

d)

Puppetry

53.

Mystery plays, miracle plays, and morality plays were the three types of plays presented during which theatrical time period?

a)

Stone Age

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Ice Age

d)

Colonial Times

54.

This morality play, still performed today, follows the journey of the lead character to Death, and while his Friends, Worldly Goods, and so on, all leave him, only Good Deeds accompanies him to the grave.

a)

Antigone

b)

The Birds

c)

Othello

d)

Everyman

55.

This playwright is considered the greatest of all English dramatists

a)

Ben Jonson

b)

Moliere

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Christopher Marlowe

56.

The 19th century brought us into a time of ________, an emotional escape into adventure, beauty, and sentimental idealism.

a)

Realism

b)

Romanticism

c)

Classicism

d)

Neo-Classicism

57.

The style of American theatre that was a variety show, featuring everything including trained seals, singers, acrobats, jugglers, dancers, comedians, and animal acts.

a)

Vaudeville

b)

Absurdism

c)

Legitimate Theatre

d)

Epic Theatre

58.

American playwright that focused on the dilemma of American families and the tragedy of commons citizens in such plays as Death of a Salesman, All My Sons, and The Crucible.

a)

Tennessee Williams

b)

George Bernard Shaw

c)

Thornton Wilder

d)

Arthur Miller