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Theatre I

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imagine Zoe and William are performing a play. Zoe needs to "cheat out". What does that mean?

a)

She needs to move so that at least 3/4 of her body is shown to the audience

b)

She needs to make sure her back isn't to the audience

c)

She needs to be on the same level as William

d)

She needs to stand stage left

2.

Imagine Aiden, Kai, and Anika are putting on a play. They want to make sure everyone in the audience can see them, no matter where they're sitting. What type of stage should they use?

a)

Thrust

b)

In the round

c)

Procenium

d)

Black box

3.

Anika, Grace, and Sophia are planning to put on a play. They are debating about the type of stage to use. Anika suggests a stage that has the audience on three sides. What type of stage is Anika suggesting?

a)

Thrust

b)

In the round

c)

Procenium

d)

Black box

4.

Hannah, Aria, and Scarlett are participating in a school play. They are performing on a type of stage that is framed by an arch. Can you guess what type of stage they are performing on?

a)

Thrust

b)

In the round

c)

Procenium

d)

Black box

5.
Any action, spoken or otherwise, that calls for an action right after is called ?
a)
Line
b)
Cue
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
6.
In short stories, which plot element is the longest?
a)
Falling Action
b)
Rising Action
c)
Climax
d)
Exposition
7.

Imagine Jackson, Ava, and Abigail are discussing emotions. Jackson says, 'Our emotions help us in three significant ways.' Can you guess what those three ways might be?

a)

Mental health, memory and motivation

b)

Memory, decision making and balance

c)

Motivation, decision making and memory

d)

Decision making, time management and motivation

8.

Imagine Abigail, Benjamin, and Sophia are planning to visit a theater. If they find out that the theater is “dark”, what does that mean?

a)

The theater is open

b)

The theater is not having shows

c)

The theater is not having rehearsals

d)

The theater is not open at all

9.

Imagine Samuel, Liam, and James are at a theatre. What action would signal to them that the show is about to start?

a)

House lights off

b)

House lights on

c)

Stage lights on

d)

Stage lights off

10.

Imagine you are David, a lead actor in a thrilling drama that begins at 6:00pm. You receive an email from Liam, your stage manager, telling you that your call time is half hour. Grace, your co-star, is already on her way. What time are you supposed to be at the theater?

a)

5:00

b)

5:30

c)

6:00

d)

6:30

11.
What is a vignette?
a)
When the audience is taken to another place and time
b)
A scene about a character’s life in the future
c)
When a character thinks about the past
d)
A picture that is made with the actor’s bodies
12.
If your story is a satire, what you you aiming to do with your storytelling?
a)
Tell a story
b)
To create social or political change
c)
To give a new point of view
d)
To tell the story how they see it
13.
What are literary devices used for?
a)
To help you understand the larger meaning behind the work
b)
To keep the audience interested
c)
To entertain
d)
To help understand the story
14.
When an actor is onstage, how should they be standing?
a)
With their back to the audience
b)
Facing forward only
c)
Cheated out so that the audience can see at least ¾ of them
d)
In profile only
15.
What can happen if you talk from your throat?
a)
You will get louder
b)
Your voice will get hoarse
c)
You risk injuring your vocal cords
d)
Both B and C
16.
The orchestra pit, orchestra, mezzanine, balcony and boxes all belong to what?
a)
Theater
b)
Stage
c)
House
d)
Seats
17.
How do we know that a certain part of the story is the climax?
a)
When the characters fight
b)
When the story is at the highest point of tension; the closest the main character will get to life and death
c)
When we find out where the characters are
d)
When the conflict is resolved
18.

Anika, Scarlett, and Jackson are creating a story for their English class. They need to arrange the points of a plot diagram in the correct order. Can you help them out?

a)

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution

b)

Exposition, rising action, climax, resolution

c)

Exposition, rising action, resolution, climax

d)

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement, resolution

e)

Option 5

19.
What are three forms of storytelling?
4 lines
20.

Aria, Liam, and Abigail are having a heated debate in their drama class. Who do they agree came up with the concept of Given Circumstances?

a)

Mrs. Loveless

b)

Stanislavski

c)

Shakespeare

d)

Chekov

21.

The mezzanine, balcony, boxes, and orchestra are all part of the what?

(a)  

22.
What is the exposition of the story?
4 lines
23.
What is the rising action of the story?
4 lines
24.
When does the climax happen in the story?
4 lines
25.
The falling action begins when...
4 lines
26.
The resolution is:
4 lines
27.

List the order of seating sections in a theatre starting from the stage

4 lines
28.

What are given circumstances? Check all that apply.

a)

An acting exercise

b)

Things like a character discription, setting, and set pieces that are in the script.

c)

Created by Stanislavski to help actors

d)

Information that the playwright gives you to start your character work

29.

What is the term for the area where the audience sits in a theater?

a)

Stage

b)

Backstage

c)

House

d)

Wings

30.

What is the term for a stage that extends into the audience on three sides?

a)

Proscenium

b)

Thrust

c)

In the round

d)

Black box

31.

What is the term for the highest point of tension in a story?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

32.

What is the term for the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved?

a)

Climax

b)

Resolution

c)

Exposition

d)

Rising Action

33.

What is the term for the introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action

34.

What is the term for the part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated. It leads up to the climax, or turning point?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Resolution

d)

Rising Action