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7th and 8th Grade Theatre Arts Test

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Etiquette:

a)

is a type of snail.

b)

means eating all your vegetables.

c)

means to have polite behavior.

d)

means to dance gracefully.

2.

Proper etiquette when sitting in a theater looks like this:

a)

slouched down so that your head is barely visible.

b)

feet up on the seat in front of you.

c)

criss cross applesauce on the chair.

d)

Sit up straight, legs on the floor, but not on the seat in front of you.

3.

Once you are in your seat,

a)

yell to get the attention of someone sitting far away.

b)

sing loudly.

c)

speak softly to the person next to you.

d)

look around, if other schools are talking loudly, you can too.

4.

When the lights dim in a theater it means:

a)

The show is going to begin.

b)

Someone is playing with the lights.

c)

It is time to go to the bathroom.

d)

You should finish your snacks.

5.

To pay attention to a task, or to be very attentive to something is also called...

a)

Stage Left

b)

Makeup

c)

Focus

d)

Props

6.

What is a black box in theater?

a)

A rehearsal room with black walls.

b)

A box that is black.

c)

A box that you put food in.

d)

A box that contains props.

7.

Why do scripts have stage directions?

a)

To confuse everyone!

b)

To make the actors hungry.

c)

To give the audience information.

d)

To give the actors information.

8.

What is Breaking Character in theater?

a)

When you break a prop.

b)

When an actor messes their lines up or makes a mistake.

c)

When you act your lines out perfectly.

d)

When you get hungry.

9.

What is a Monologue?

a)

When ONE character talks on stage.

b)

When TWO characters talk on stage.

c)

When THREE characters talk on stage.

d)

When FOUR characters talk on stage.

10.

The imaginary wall between the actors and audience is called the...

a)

first wall

b)

second wall

c)

third wall

d)

fourth wall

11.

the process of creating a character, usually based on the lines in a script

a)

characterization

b)

blocking

c)

playwrighting

d)

casting

12.

A theater genre that usually involves sad events and with someone dying at the end is a.....

a)

Comedy

b)

Drama

c)

Musical

d)

Tragedy

13.

This genre involves singing and dancing with shows like "Hamilton" and "Wicked"

a)

Comedy

b)

Musicals

c)

Tragedy

d)

Drama

14.

This tells the actor what to do

a)

Script

b)

Stage Directions

c)

Dialogue

d)

Book

15.

Stage directions usually appear

a)

After a character's name

b)

In quotations marks

c)

In italics and parentheses

d)

After dash marks

16.

The stage direction "The scene opens in a dusty office" is an example of which category?

a)

Time

b)

Setting

c)

Action

d)

Emotions/Thoughts/Manners

17.

This is the conversation between actors on the stage.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Play

c)

Script

d)

Ritual

18.

Moving towards the audience is called moving (a)   stage.

19.

Moving away from the audience is called moving (a)   stage.

20.

A speech delivered to the audience by one actor to communicate thoughts and feelings.

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

analogue

21.

Conversation between 2 or more actors

a)

Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Analogue

22.

Methods the character uses to get what they want

a)

Goals

b)

Beats

c)

Tactics

23.

The goal the character wants to reach

a)

Plot

b)

Objective

c)

Reason

24.

when acting out a monologue, it is important to be

a)

credible (believable)

b)

loud

c)

dry

d)

quiet

25.

A monologue is made by a single character.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Monologues can show a character's...

a)

behaviors

b)

emotions

c)

ideas

d)

all of the above

27.

What are two benefits of learning how to deliver a monologue? Please explain your answer. (Write at least 4 sentences)

4 lines
28.

In your own words, express how monologues can develop characterization. (Write at least 3 sentences)

4 lines
29.

The person who writes the play is called a

a)

actress

b)

director

c)

audience

d)

playwright

30.

The People who read or watch someone's work are the

a)

directors

b)

audience

c)

playwrights

d)

actors

31.

A conversation in the script between two or more characters

a)

monologue

b)

aside

c)

dialogue

d)

prologue

32.

Objects that appear on stage during a play are

a)

props

b)

actors

c)

setting

d)

acts

33.

The text that tells the actors what their lines are and gives stage directions is the

a)

scene

b)

act

c)

script

d)

dialogue

34.

A story, speech, or scene performed by one actor is a

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

prologue

d)

sililoquy

35.
 disagreement between characters or ideas in a play  
a)
conflict
b)
costumes
c)
dialogue
d)
improvisation
36.
The conversation between two or more characters onstage  
a)
dialogue
b)
improvisation
c)
makeup
d)
mimicry
37.
to ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script  
a)
improvisation
b)
makeup
c)
mimicry
d)
monologue
38.
to act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue  
a)
pantomime
b)
plot
c)
props
d)
role
39.
a written manuscript containing dialogue and stage directions  
a)
script
b)
sound
c)
storyline
d)
storytelling
40.

the audience area of any theatrical space

a)

set

b)

house

c)

curtain call

d)

places

41.
What is Downstage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The area of the stage left of the actor
42.
What is Up Stage?
a)
The part of the stage nearest the audience 
b)
The part of the stage farthest from the audience
c)
The part of the stage left of the audience
d)
The part of the stage left of the actor
43.
clothing worn onstage to give information about a character, such as where the story takes place, when it takes place, social status, etc.  
a)
costumes
b)
dialogue
c)
improvisation
d)
makeup
44.
cosmetics applied to the actor’s face and body that helps create the image of who the character is  
a)
makeup
b)
mimicry
c)
monologue
d)
music
45.
a part in a play; a character  
a)
role
b)
scenery
c)
script
d)
sound
46.
a painted backdrop or flat on a theatrical stage that represents where the story takes place  
a)
scenery
b)
script
c)
sound
d)
storyline
47.

What is art? What separates art from something that isn't art? Why is art important? Write your opinion below using complete sentences.

4 lines
48.

(a)   poetry is poetry that is written on a page but performed for an audience.