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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. 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.






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






3. 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






4. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






5. What is good posture?






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






7. What is good posture?






8. 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






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






10. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






12. Stealing focus of a scene.






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






14. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






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






17. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






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


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






22. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. The text of the play.






28. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






30. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






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






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






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






36. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






37. How high or low your voice is






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






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






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






41. What is good posture?






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






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






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






45. When was storytelling originated?






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






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






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






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






50. The text of the play.