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






2. The text of the play.






3. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






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






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






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






7. How high or low your voice is






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






9. an expressive movement of the body or limbs is a ______.






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






11. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






14. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






16. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






17. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






18. What is good posture?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. When was storytelling originated?






27. Your customary way of holding your body






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






29. What is diaphragmatic breathing






30. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






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






32. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






33. an expressive movement of the body or limbs is a ______.






34. 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.






35. To speak or to act without a script






36. 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 _______.






37. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






38. 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






39. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






41. 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 _______.






42. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






43. In improvisation you must also pay close _____ to what your fellow actors are saying and doing so you can ____ accordingly. ____ _____ is also vital for improvisation






44. What is good posture?






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






46. When was storytelling originated?






47. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






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






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






50. Your customary way of holding your body