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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. 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.






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






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






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






5. Consonants are formed by _____ which are the ___ -____ -____ -____ and the _______.






6. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






8. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






9. When was storytelling originated?






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






11. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible.






12. What are the two types of movement covered in pantomime?






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






14. 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.






15. What is diaphragmatic breathing






16. A quality cause by vibration that enriches the vocal tone.






17. What are the three elements of storytelling?


18. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






24. How high or low your voice is






25. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






26. 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.






27. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible is called remaining ______.






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






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






30. What are the three types of movement covered in pantomime?






31. __________ are the parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






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






33. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






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






36. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.






37. What is good posture?






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






39. 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 _______.






40. Your customary way of holding your body






41. Consonants are formed by _____ which are the ___ -____ -____ -____ and the _______.






42. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?


43. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






44. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






45. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






46. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






49. Stealing focus of a scene.






50. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.