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Freshman Acting

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. How high or low your voice is ______.






2. When was storytelling originated?






3. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs are called _______.






4. Your customary way of holding your body






5. A quality caused by vibration that enriches the vocal tone is _______.






6. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






7. ______ is to make your voice fill the performance space.






8. How you divide your speeches into smaller parts - adding pauses to create emphasis and rhythmic pattern of sounds and silences is _______.






9. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






10. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






11. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






12. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






13. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






14. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






15. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






16. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






17. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






18. Information This is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words is _______.






19. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






20. The text of the play.






21. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






22. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






23. A major difference between the traditions of storytelling and theatre is that storytellers generally _____ a story - punctuation it with the imitation of character voices and gestures - while actors generally ____ a show - supply explanation when nec






24. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






25. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






26. Information that is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words






27. To make your voice fill the performance space.






28. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






29. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






30. When you understand the _____ and ______ between you and the character you will be portraying - those _______ and ______ can be accentuated by your body and your voice.






31. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






32. To move from one place onstage to another.






33. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






34. _______ are the parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






35. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






36. In improvisation you must create _____ and _____ immediately and without preparation.






37. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






38. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






39. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






40. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






41. To make your voice fill the performance space.






42. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






43. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.






44. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






45. Vowels are formed by _____ which are the _____ -____ -_____ and the ______






46. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






47. How high or low your voice is






48. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called...






49. Whether your voice is shrill - nasal - raspy - breathy - booming etc_____.






50. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.