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DCA Theatre Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Wings

b)

House

c)

Apron

d)

Thrust

2.

Which term describes the offstage areas to the right and left of the stage?

a)

Apron

b)

Props

c)

Wings

d)

Rake

3.

What is the part of the stage in front of the curtain called?

a)

Apron

b)

Orchestra Pit

c)

Black Box

d)

Leg

4.

What are objects used by actors during performances called?

a)

Props

b)

Wings

c)

Thrust

d)

Rake

5.

Which term refers to a "picture-frame stage" where the audience sits on one side?

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium Arch

c)

Theatre in the Round

d)

Found Theatre

6.

What is a sloped stage called?

a)

Rake

b)

Apron

c)

Leg

d)

Black Box

7.

Where is the orchestra pit located?

a)

Behind the stage

b)

Underneath the front-most part of the stage

c)

Above the stage

d)

To the side of the stage

8.

What is the term for planned positioning and movement of actors on stage?

a)

Blocking

b)

Thrust

c)

Leg

d)

Wings

9.

What is a theater/room with a black ceiling, black floors, and black walls called?

a)

Black Box

b)

Found Theatre

c)

Proscenium Arch

d)

Fourth Wall

10.

Which stage type juts into the audience, with the audience sitting on three sides?

a)

Thrust

b)

Theatre in the Round

c)

Proscenium Arch

d)

Found Theatre

11.

What separates the audience from the performance on stage?

a)

Fourth Wall

b)

Leg

c)

Apron

d)

Wings

12.

What is an "arena stage" where the audience sits on all sides called?

a)

Theatre in the Round

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium Arch

d)

Black Box

13.

What hides the actors/actresses from the audience?

a)

Leg

b)

Wings

c)

Props

d)

Apron

14.

What is a performance that takes place anywhere, where the audience doesn’t know it’s a performance?

a)

Found Theatre

b)

Black Box

c)

Thrust

d)

Proscenium Arch

15.

A full performance with costumes, make up, sound, lights, etc but with no audience.

a)

Dress rehearsal

b)

Cue to Cue

c)

Dry Run

d)

Call Back

16.

When the actors are no longer using their scripts.

a)

Blocking

b)

Off Book

c)

Call Back

d)

Dry Run

17.

Actors will freeze and will be given a prompt.

a)

blocking

b)

props

c)

line call

d)

thrust stage

18.

Follow up audition where the director can get another glance at you.

a)

Call Back

b)

Black Box

c)

Wings

d)

Initial Audition

19.

The director's first glance at you.

a)

dress rehearsal

b)

initial audition

c)

blocking

d)

prop

20.

Instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics

a)

stage directions

b)

props

c)

leg

d)

rake

21.

Click the three rules of pantomime (you have 3 answers for this question).

a)

Slow and deliberate

b)

Direct eye contact

c)

Objects come and go

d)

Realistic

22.

What are two differences among all 5 stage types (pick 2 categories for this question).

a)

How much the theater charges

b)

Where the audience sits

c)

Blocking

d)

Amount of people in audience

23.

What are two possible similarities among all 5 stage types (pick 2 categories for this question)?

a)

Having a "house"

b)

How many actors are on stage

c)

The amount of audience members

d)

Stage lights and sound

24.

True or False? A difference in the audience position in the Proscenium Arch and Thrust Stage is that the audience is on one side in the Proscenium Arch and is on all sides for the Thrust Stage.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False? The Black Box and Theatre in the Round both have stage lights and sound.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False? The Thrust Stage and Found Theatre are shaped the same.

a)

True

b)

False