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Pantomime

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any physical expression in which the body is manipulated

a)

Gait

b)

Gestures

c)

Facial Expressions

d)

Movement

2.

The way a person shows emotion from the neck up

a)

Marcel Marceau

b)

Movement

c)

Gait

d)

Facial Expressions

3.

The way in which a body may be positioned

a)

Tableau

b)

Postures

c)

Pantomime

d)

Mimicry

4.

A series of mimed actions or activities that normally follows a simple storyline with a beginning, middle, and end.

a)

Pantomime

b)

Postures

c)

Tableau

d)

Mime

5.

Which is NOT one of the three basic rules of pantomime?

a)

Consistency

b)

Urgency

c)

Exaggerate

d)

Simplicity

6.

The foundation of pantomime

a)

Tableau

b)

Postures

c)

Nonverbal Communication

d)

Gait

7.

The nonverbal imitation of an action or activity without the use of objects or properties OR A performer who uses only gesture, expression, and movement.

a)

Mime

b)

Mimicry

c)

Tableau

d)

Pantomime

8.

a representation of a dramatic scene by a person or group, posing silently without moving

a)

Postures

b)

Mimicry

c)

Tableau

d)

Pantomime

9.

hand or arm movement used to create or emphasize meaning

a)

gestures

b)

Marcel Marceau

c)

Movement

d)

Postures

10.

The way in which a person walks or runs

a)

Movement

b)

Facial Expressions

c)

Gait

d)

Marcel Marceau

11.

To precisely copy an observed activity

a)

Mimicry

b)

Postures

c)

Tableau

d)

Gestures

12.

the Frenchman who is one of the best-known mimes in history

a)

Charlie Chaplin

b)

Red Skeleton

c)

Marcel Marceau

d)

Lucille Ball

13.

Who is the silent film star best known for his pantomime?

a)

Marcel Marceau

b)

Charlie Chaplin

c)

Lon Chaney

d)

Clara Bow

14.

Consistency in mime/pantomime means:

a)

objects are all in space

b)

one object is the focus of the story

c)

objects must remain the same size throughout the performance

d)

you can use physical props as long as it makes sense

15.

Mime make-up is tradionally what color?

a)

blue

b)

white

c)

yellow

d)

black

16.

Which is NOT a reason mimes paint their face?

a)

To make them more visible to an audience

b)

To enhance their facial expressions

c)

To protect them from the sun

d)

To mask their identity so that their performance is the focus

17.

The characters and setting are introduced in which element of pantomime?

a)

ending

b)

climax

c)

falling action

d)

beginning / exposition

18.

The characters achieve their goals or are denied during which element of pantomime?

a)

inciting incident

b)

rising action

c)

falling action

d)

climax

19.

The initial problem that occurs and gets the story's momemntum moving toward the climax is which element of pantomime?

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

inciting incident

d)

falling action

20.

Though it is a common dramatic form in many cultures, we typically associate mime with which country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Finland