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Theater 1- Terminology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's it called when...

Scenery and properties designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play?

a)

Character

b)

Set

c)

Stage

d)

Cue

2.

Which image best depicts a Protagonist?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

Who is the person in charge of molding all aspects of production - the acting, scenery, costumes, makeup, lighting, etc. - into a united whole?

a)

Director

b)

Antagonist

c)

Actor

d)

Supporting role

4.

A cue serves as a ____ or ____ to the actors?

a)

Volume or Sound

b)

Major or Minor

c)

Cast or Crew

d)

Signal or Suggestion

5.

What do you call a person in a novel, play, or movie?

a)

Stage

b)

Gesture

c)

Character

d)

Projection

6.

Which image best depicts an antagonist?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

What do you call the precise staging of actors in order to facilitate the performance of a play, ballet, film or opera.

a)

Blocking

b)

Projection

c)

Actor

d)

Stage

8.

Projection is controlling the voice's ____ and ____ so it can be heard clearly.

a)

Volume and Quality

b)

Bass and Baritone

c)

Range and Pitch

d)

Tune and Interval

9.

Who is someone whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television?

a)

Satire

b)

Actor

c)

Plot

d)

Director

10.

Select all that are props:

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

What do you call a movement of any part of the body to help express an idea?

a)

Comedy

b)

Motivation

c)

Tragedy

d)

Gesture

12.

What do you call a play that deals with treating characters and situations in a humorous way?

a)

Stage

b)

Tragedy

c)

Comedy

d)

Set

13.

Which part of the theater is a designated space for the performance of productions?

(a)  

14.

What do you call the characteristic auditory colouring of an individual's voice?

a)

Vocal Quality

b)

Projection

c)

Motivation

d)

Articulation

15.

Articulation refers to the clear and precise pronunciation of ____?

a)

Projection

b)

Conflict

c)

Words

d)

Tune

16.

This form of play involves the protagonist failing to achieve desired goals or is overcome by opposing forces.

a)

Comedy

b)

Character

c)

Articulation

d)

Tragedy

17.

Choose all examples of Costumes:

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Conflict is when a character cannot achieve an objective due to an obstacle. What are the two obstacles the character may face?

(a)  

19.

What is the term for the reason behind a character's behavior?

a)

Projection

b)

Motivation

c)

Cue

d)

Pantomime

20.

A (a)   is an example of a person who Pantomimes.