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Theatre Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

  • the performer readjusts his or her body with an audience in mind.



(a)  

2.

an actor or actress

(a)  

3.

What is the term for the location of actors on the stage and the movements that they make?

a)

Cue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Blocking

d)

Act

4.

the clear, precise pronunciation of speech

(a)  

5.

  • the art of writing, acting, and producing plays



(a)  

6.

What is the term for the last words of one actor's spoken dialogue, an action or movement which is used as a sign for another action to take place?

a)

Setting

b)

Cue

c)

Protagonist

d)

Scene

7.

Speaking clearly by enunciating the consonants in words.

(a)  

8.

the audience’s view of the stage

(a)  

9.

What is the term for a conversation between two or more people?

a)

Playwright

b)

Director

c)

Dialogue

d)

Cast

10.

  • how fast or slow a person speaks



(a)  

11.

What is the term for the group of actors who make up a stage play?

a)

Ensemble/Cast

b)

Act

c)

Protagonist

d)

Scene

12.

the actors are fully facing the audience.

(a)  

13.

What is the term for the major division of drama that forms the basic structure of a performance?

a)

Act

b)

Setting

c)

Playwright

d)

Director

14.

 the highness or lowness of your voice

(a)  

15.

What is the term for the actual action that takes place in a specific and single setting and moment in time?

a)

Scene

b)

Cue

c)

Dialogue

d)

Blocking

16.

  • the ability to use your voice loudly and powerfully while acting, singing, or speaking by using your diaphragm.



(a)  

17.

What is the term for writers who specialize in telling stories for the stage?

a)

Playwright

b)

Director

c)

Protagonist

d)

Cast

18.

an actor's movement from one part of the stage to another

(a)  

19.

  • conveying meaning with our vocal inflection to display mood



(a)  

20.

What is the term for the primary visionary and unifying force behind a theatrical production?

a)

Setting

b)

Cue

c)

Director

d)

Ensemble

21.

  • how loud or soft a speaker's voice level is.



(a)  

22.

What is the term for the arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted?

a)

Act

b)

Scene

c)

Setting

d)

Playwright

23.

  •  is a deep, full quality of sound.



(a)  

24.

What is the term for the character who drives the action and whose fate matters most?

a)

Protagonist

b)

Cue

c)

Dialogue

d)

Blocking

25.

the actors are completely turned away from the audience.

(a)  

26.

opposer or combatant working against the protagonist's or leading characters' goal and creating the main conflict.

(a)  

27.

My favorite part of this class is

4 lines
28.

I would like to do more of...

4 lines
29.

If I could change one thing about this what would it be?

4 lines
30.

What is a concept we covered that I am currently struggling with?

4 lines
31.

I would be interested in going to a live show this semester

a)

Yes

b)

No