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M/J Theatre 1 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which area of the stage is closest to the audience?

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

2.

Whose opinion does the set designer need to create the design of play?

a)

Actors

b)

Producer

c)

House manager

d)

Director

3.

What names do we give to the three main sections of the stage? Select all that apply.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Centre Stage

d)

Backstage

e)

Front Stage

4.

Number 9, is what stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Right

b)

UR- Up Stage Right

c)

DL- Down Stage Left

d)

UL- Up Stage Left

5.

Number 8, is what stage direction?

a)

C- Center Stage

b)

UC- Up Stage Center

c)

UM- Up Stage Middle

d)

DC- Down Stage Center

6.

Number 7, is what stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Rigght

b)

UR- Up Stage Right

c)

DL- Down Stage Left

d)

UL-Up Stage Left

7.

Number 6, is what stage direction?

a)

CR- Center Stage Right

b)

L- Left Stage

c)

R-Right Stage

d)

CL- Center Stage Left

8.

Number 5, is what stage direction?

a)

M- Middle Stage

b)

MC- Middle Stage Center

c)

C- Center Stage

d)

UC- Up Stage Center

9.

Number 4, is what stage direction?

a)

C- Center Stage

b)

CR- Center Right

c)

CL- Center Left

10.

Number 3, is what stage direction?

a)

UL- Up Stage Left

b)

DL- Down Stage Left

c)

UR- Up Stage Right

d)

DR- Down Stage Right

11.

Number 2, is what stage direction?

a)

UC- Up Stage Center

b)

C- Center Stage

c)

DC- Down Stage Center

12.

Number 1 is which stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Right

b)

DL- Down Stage Left

c)

UR- Up Stage Right

d)

UL- Up Stage Left

13.

If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

14.

If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

15.

The direction of stage left and right is determined by whose perspective?

a)

Audience

b)

Director

c)

Actor

d)

Parent

16.

What does cheating out mean?

a)

To dance

b)

To stand profile

c)

To turn Upstage

d)

Opening yourself up to the audience

17.

What is blocking?

a)

The act of planning actions and movements in a scene

b)

The act of building a practice set out of blocks

c)

The act of drawing squares on the stage

d)

The act of standing in front of another actor

18.

Stage directions are determined by who's point of view?

a)

Actor

b)

Audience

19.

Movement on stage, usually dictated by the director.

a)

Walking

b)

Running

c)

Blocking

d)

Attacking

20.

Brooms, chairs, buckets, dishes, and ladders can all be used as what during a performance?

a)

costumes

b)

lighting

c)

sound

d)

properties

21.

Costume props are ___.

a)

hand props that cross the areas of both costumes and props

b)

elaborate costumes that can only be worn on stage

c)

fake items that are used in place of perishable props

d)

disposable props that are meant to be used only once

22.

The three main types of props are ___.

a)

scenic props, set dressing, and costume props

b)

scenic props, costume props, and hand props

c)

scenic props, set dressing, and hand props

d)

set dressing, hand props, and costume props

23.

A ___ is an example of a costume prop.

a)

chandelier

b)

carpet

c)

painting

d)

purse

24.

Furniture, carpets, and light fixtures are examples of ___.

a)

Scenic props

b)

set dressing

c)

hand props

d)

costume props

25.

A cell phone, book, or wallet is an example of a ___.

a)

Scenic prop

b)

set dressing

c)

hand prop

d)

costume prop

26.

Details such as artwork, houseplants, and curtains are examples of ___.

a)

Scenic props

b)

set dressing

c)

hand props

d)

costume props

27.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

28.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

29.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

30.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

31.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

32.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

33.
Larger items for decorating a room such as a chair, couch, or desk. 
a)
Set Dressing
b)
Hand Prop
c)
Costume Prop
d)

Set piece

34.

What makes props different from scenery is that

a)

Props are something the actor can pick up and move.

b)

Props are painted.

c)

Props are imaginary.

d)

Scenery and props are the same.

35.
The director is expected to...
a)
build the entire set
b)
find ways to advertise
c)
create the vision for the play
36.
What is wrong with the blocking in this picture?
a)
The woman is in the middle
b)
The actors are making silly faces
c)
One of the actors has their back to the audience
d)
They are not dancing!
37.
Who blocks a play?
a)
The Actors
b)
The Playwright
c)
The Director
d)
The Audience
38.
What is a blocking rehearsal?
a)
A rehearsal where actors are selected
b)
A rehearsal where actors learn where they go and what  they do during a play
c)
A rehearsal where actors choose where they walk during a play
d)
A rehearsal where the director works the trouble spots
39.

Blocking is _________ on the stage.

a)

dancing

b)

performance

c)

blocks

d)

movement

40.

Movement by an actor across the stage is called a...

a)

diagonal

b)

cross

c)

counter cross

d)

sideways walk

41.

What is it called when you move your body position just a bit so that you are facing the audience more?

a)

cheating out

b)

facing forward

c)

crossing

d)

stage business

42.

What does it mean to project your voice?

a)

Yell at everyone in the space.

b)

Speak loudly so that others can hear you.

c)

Mumble under your breath.

d)

Use a presentation and poster board for your speech.

43.

What does vocal ‘tone’ refer to?

a)

Whether you pause for dramatic effect.

b)

The emotion with which you speak.

c)

Whether you speak with an accent.

d)

How loud or quiet your voice is.

44.

What does the vocal term ‘projection’ refer to?

a)

Able to speak clearly and expressively.

b)

Ensuring your voice can be heard at all times on stage.

c)

How fast or slow your speech is.

d)

How low or high you are speaking.

45.
Communication achieved using facial expressions,eye contact, movements, and gestures
a)
body language
b)
eye contact
c)
tone
d)
rate
46.

A script is a

a)

the lyrics you sing in a song

b)

written copy of dialogue that the actors will speak or perform

c)

the choreography in a dance

47.

Setting is

a)

where you left your cell phone

b)

where/when the story takes place

c)

how you choose your costume

48.

The line spoken just before your line, or the signal to enter or perform another action.

a)

Breaking Character

b)

Cue

c)

Compass Direction

d)

Black Out

49.

What levels should actors be filling in a tableau?

a)

Low

b)

Medium

c)

High

d)

All of the above

50.

The clarity or distinction with which sounds are made.

a)

Articulation

b)

Projection

c)

Diction

d)

Projection

51.

Which one is an example of stage directions?

a)

Jim: I caught a big fish!

b)

(Jim moves away from the boat.)

c)

Jack (small boy)

Jen (Jack's mom)

Ms. Smith (teacher)

d)

Scene 1

52.

LINES: The _ an actor speaks.

(a)  

53.

A script may include notes about:

a)

Character

b)

Setting

c)

Expression

d)

Movement

54.

Stage labels are based on the left/right of the (a)   , not audience.

55.

Universal labels help actors and directors quickly identify different parts of the (a)   .

56.

to move from one area of the stage to another.

a)

Gesture

b)

Cross

c)

Resistance

d)

Posture

57.

BLOCKING: where your character (a)   on the stage during the scene.

58.
What is the definition of a theatre set?
a)
An arrangement of scenery units that suggests a single location
b)
A pair of Items than tell a story
c)
The lighting for a specific act of a play
d)
A small or large hand prop that helps distinguish an actor / actress
59.

What does cheating out mean?

a)

To dance

b)

To stand profile

c)

To turn Upstage

d)

Opening yourself up to the audience

60.

a height or distance from the ground or another stated or understood base.

a)

Levels

b)

Place

c)

Period

d)

Time

61.

the methods (the techniques, plans, strategies, and actions) your character uses to accomplish their objective.

a)

objective

b)

motivation

c)

obstacles

d)

tactics

62.

everything that prevents your character from accomplishing their objective.

a)

objective

b)

motivation

c)

obstacles

d)

tactics

63.

What your character wants in a single scene; this may be different than what they want in the entire play.

a)

objective

b)

motivation

c)

obstacles

d)

tactics

64.
The witch is on which level?
a)
The lowest
b)
The Highest
c)
Mid
d)
Mid-Low
65.
What is wrong with the blocking in this picture?
a)
The woman is in the middle
b)
The actors are making silly faces
c)
One of the actors has their back to the audience
d)
They are not dancing!
66.
The person sitting is on what level?
a)
High
b)
Highest
c)
Low
d)
Mid
67.
The kneeling actors are on which level?
a)
Highest
b)
High
c)
Mid
d)
Low

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