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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. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






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






3. The text of the play is the _____.






4. What is diaphragmatic breathing






5. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






6. How high or low your voice is






7. A position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's body position.






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






9. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






10. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






11. The text of the play.






12. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






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






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






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






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






17. When was storytelling originated?






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






19. 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






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






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






22. How loud or soft your voice is.






23. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






25. How high or low your voice is ______.






26. What is good posture?






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






28. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. When was storytelling originated?






34. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






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






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






37. A position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's body position.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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 _________.






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