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Theatre Arts Semester Exam

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the teacher or director is ____________________ , you are ____________________.

a)

talking, listening

b)

listening, speaking

c)

writing, reading

d)

reading, writing

2.

Be attentive in rehearsal. Write down all of your ____________________ and notes with a _____________ so you can change it.

a)

blocking, pencil

b)

lines, pen

c)

props, marker

d)

costumes, crayon

3.

If you will be late or absent, even in an ____________________, contact the ____________________ or the ____________________ .

a)

emergency, director, stage manager

b)

accident, producer, lead actor

c)

meeting, assistant, choreographer

d)

rehearsal, manager, technician

4.

In theatre, as actors, we never touch the _______________________ . The lighting board, speakers and soundboard are expensive equipment only used by __________________________ .

a)

technical equipment, trained technicians

b)

props, the director

c)

costumes, the audience

d)

scripts, the stage manager

5.

Before the show begins, ________________________________ and ________________________________________. Being on the phone or texting is simply rude and not appropriate in the theater. You may check it at ___________________________.

a)

turn your phone off; put it out of sight; intermission

b)

turn on your phone; talk loudly; the end of the show

c)

charge your phone; play games; during the performance

d)

take photos; record videos; anytime

6.

Leave no ____________! Remove any _________________. Return the program to the lobby if you don’t wish to keep it.

a)

trace; trash

b)

food; people

c)

books; papers

d)

marks; notes

7.

Theatre is __________________________ because it requires many people working ____________________ to create a performance.

a)

collaborative; together

b)

competitive; alone

c)

individualistic; separately

d)

solitary; independently

8.

____________________ is the person who writes the play. A play can also be called a script or book. If it’s a musical, a ________________ is the person who writes the music, and a ____________________ is who writes the lyrics.

a)

Playwright; composer; lyricist

b)

Director; conductor; singer

c)

Producer; arranger; poet

d)

Actor; musician; author

9.

The Sound ________________________ puts together the necessary sounds that the script calls for. The Sound ________________________ runs the sound levels of all the equipment that makes sound travel out to the audience area.

a)

Designer; Engineer

b)

Operator; Designer

c)

Engineer; Technician

d)

Technician; Engineer

10.

The __________________________ designs dance and movement sequences for the stage and teaches those movements to actors to perform during a performance.

a)

choreographer

b)

director

c)

set designer

d)

costume designer

11.

The __________________________ is an artistic and organizational employee in film, television, or theatrical production who is responsible for purchasing, acquiring, manufacturing, properly placing, and/or overseeing any props needed for a production.

a)

prop master

b)

set designer

c)

costume supervisor

d)

lighting technician

12.

The __________________ is a person who helps with the organization and coordination of a theatrical production. This person “calls the show” and is in charge once the show opens.

a)

stage manager

b)

director

c)

producer

d)

costume designer

13.

The __________________________’s function is to ensure the quality and completeness of the theatre production and to lead the members of the creative team into realizing their artistic vision for it.

a)

director

b)

stage manager

c)

set designer

d)

lighting technician

14.

The _________________________ works behind the scenes to make the magic of theatre happen. Some people move scenery while others help actors change costumes. Some raise or lower set pieces from the fly system and others run lights and sound.

a)

stage crew

b)

directors

c)

ushers

d)

playwrights

15.

The __________________________ collaborates with the other members of the design team to make sure things like lighting, set pieces, and costumes all work together. They will sometimes “build” the costumes, or they have a team of stitchers do that.

a)

costume designer

b)

lighting designer

c)

set designer

d)

director

16.

The degree of __________________________ determines the carrying power of the __________ sounds. A tense or tight throat will cause __________________________ when you try to protect your voice in practice or in performance.

a)

relaxation, vowel, hoarseness

b)

tension, throat, relaxation

c)

projection, sound, relaxation

d)

relaxation, throat, projection

17.

Breath control determines the __________________________ and __________________________ of your voice. It enables you to rehearse and perform over long periods of time with less strain or ____________ to your voice.

a)

carrying power, loudness, damage

b)

pitch, fatigue, volume

c)

clarity, sweetness, distortion

d)

speed, rhythm, comfort

18.

29. The individual sound of your particular voice is called its _________________?

a)

quality

b)

pitch

c)

volume

d)

tone

19.

30. _________________ is the vibrant tone produced when sound waves strike the chambers of the throat, head, nose, and mouth.

a)

Resonance

b)

Echo

c)

Pitch

d)

Frequency

20.

The relative _____________ or _____________ of the voice at any given time is called pitch.

a)

highness, lowness

b)

softness, loudness

c)

clarity, distortion

d)

speed, slowness

21.

Variety in pitch, called _________________, makes the voice musical and interesting.

a)

inflection

b)

intonation

c)

modulation

d)

resonance

22.

34. Speaking in a _________________ results from speaking continuously on one level.

a)

monotone

b)

dialogue

c)

whisper

d)

accent

23.

The relative _____________, _________________, or _______________ with which sound is made is called volume.

a)

strength, force, intensity

b)

pitch, tone, frequency

c)

duration, tempo, rhythm

d)

clarity, timbre, resonance

24.

The _____________ in which words are spoken is called rate.

a)

speed

b)

tone

c)

volume

d)

pitch

25.

Logical and dramatic _______________ demand thought and feeling on your part, or you will not have your _______________ thinking and feeling with you.

a)

pauses, audience

b)

pauses, actors

c)

moments, audience

d)

moments, actors