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ELEMENTS OF PERFORMANCE ART

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

vocal or instrumental sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony and expression of emotion

(a)  

2.

variation of length and accentuation of a series of sound

(a)  

3.

a larger concept that includes the beat and everything that happens to sound in relation to time

(a)  

4.

arrangement of musical sounds

(a)  

5.

fundamental component of a rhythm and music

(a)  

6.

pulse of music

(a)  

7.

measured through meter

(a)  

8.

associated mental motion

(a)  

9.

sometimes called memory element

(a)  

10.

organized group of pitches strung out sequentially to form a satisfying musical entity

(a)  

11.

indicates the highness or lowness of sound

(a)  

12.

determined solely by frequency of molecular vibrations

(a)  

13.

manner of sound combination

(a)  

14.

sounding series or group of tones

(a)  

15.

simultaneously sounding of pitches regardless of whether the chords sound pleasing or not

(a)  

16.

combination of two or more tones sounded at the same time

(a)  

17.

produces an impression of agreeableness or resolution to the listener

(a)  

18.

harsh or unpleasant sound

(a)  

19.

speed of a certain musical piece

(a)  

20.

may be slow, quick or moderate

(a)  

21.

VERY SLOW

(a)  

22.

AT A WALKING PACE

(a)  

23.

SLOW AND STATELY

(a)  

24.

ALTERNATIVELY FASTER OR SLOWER THAN ANDANTE

(a)  

25.

MODERATELY FAST

(a)  

26.

VERY FAST

(a)  

27.

GRADUALLY BECOMING FASTER

(a)  

28.

GRADUALLY BECOMING SLOWER

(a)  

29.

amount, strength and volume of the sound

(a)  

30.

loudness or softness of a music

(a)  

31.

tone quality

(a)  

32.

differentiate one type of voice to another or instrument from another

(a)  

33.

an art and a recreation

(a)  

34.

tells a story, a set of mood or expresses and emotion

(a)  

35.

basic element of a dance

(a)  

36.

conveys the message of a dance

(a)  

37.

pattern of movement in time and space

(a)  

38.

refers to the unaccented beats of movements into measures

(a)  

39.

refers to the path traced by the dancer's feet on the floor and levels on which they move

(a)  

40.

bodily actions of the dancer that include his steps, gestures of arms, hands and body and facial expression

(a)  

41.

skill of movement executed by the dancer

(a)  

42.

auditory background to which a dancer moves

(a)  

43.

properties worn by the dancers

(a)  

44.

figures in step and dancing that enable the dancers to perform in an organized manner

(a)  

45.

background or setting where the dance is performed to make it more realistic and enriched

(a)  

46.

one of the arts that expresses human feelings

(a)  

47.

shows ideas or emotions through symbolic presentations

(a)  

48.

attained when the reader is emotionally or touched

(a)  

49.

can be realized when the literary work affirms the dignity and worth of all people

(a)  

50.

brief work of literature, usually written in narrative phrase

(a)  

51.

can be read in single sitting and focuses on self-contained incident with few characters compared to a novel

(a)  

52.

long work of prose fiction dealing with characters, situations and scenes that represent real life

(a)  

53.

aims to give us moral lessons,, bring pleasure, raise questions or cultivate critical thinking

(a)  

54.

story told in front of the audience

(a)  

55.

greek word that means "to do" or "to act"

(a)  

56.

author of a play

(a)  

57.

people who perform

(a)  

58.

units of action

(a)  

59.

parts of the acts

(a)  

60.

greek word means celebration

(a)  

61.

type of drama that focus on a problem with a happy or joyful ending

(a)  

62.

form of drama that leads to the downfall of a main character

(a)  

63.

stays the same throughout the story

(a)  

64.

changes due to the events of story

(a)  

65.

simple, uncomplicated character

(a)  

66.

complex with different virtues and personalities

(a)  

67.

construction that shows time and place

(a)  

68.

main idea or lesson to be learned from the play

(a)  

69.

meaning of the play

(a)  

70.

perspective from which a story is told

(a)  

71.

POV: uses promouns I and We

(a)  

72.

POV: uses the pronoun you

(a)  

73.

POV: used the pronoun she, he and they

(a)  

74.

used in literature when one thing is meant to represent something else

(a)  

75.

may be seen in objects, people, situations, actions and all recognizable items that suggest other meanings

(a)  

76.

a contrast among what it seems and what is and could be

(a)  

77.

i am saying one thing but meant the other

(a)  

78.

when something happens and expecting the opposite

(a)  

79.

when everyone knows something and one person don't

(a)  

80.

literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words-choice of words

(a)  

81.

internal or external struggle between opposing forces, ideas or interests that create dramatic tension

(a)  

82.

shows the relationship of the script, actor, audience and other elements of drama

(a)  

83.

background's noice, effecrs and actor's voices

(a)  

84.

visual elements of a play: sets, costumes, lighting and effects

(a)  

85.

clothing and accessories worn by actors to portray character and setting

(a)  

86.

costumes, wigs and body paint transform an actor into character

(a)  

87.

words written by the playwright and spoken by the characters in the play

(a)  

88.

helps move the action of the play along

(a)  

89.

conversation between and among the characters of the drama

(a)  

90.

placement, intensity and color of lights to help communicate environment, mood and feeling

(a)  

91.

soul of the drama

(a)  

92.

structural framework which brings the events to a cohesive form and sense that form the entirety of story

(a)  

93.

serves as the introduction of the character, and provides information about earlier events and situation

(a)  

94.

part of the complication or the inciting incident

(a)  

95.

the conflict starts to uravel the story

(a)  

96.

moment in the story when the conflict is at peak and reveals the fate of the characters

(a)  

97.

when the main characters react and contend with the conflict

(a)  

98.

end of the story and shows the wrapping up of any loose ends

(a)