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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. 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






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






4. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






6. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






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






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






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






11. 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 _________.






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






13. To speak or to act without a script






14. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






17. What is good posture?






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. 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 _______.






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






26. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






32. Stealing focus of a scene.






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






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






35. The text of the play.






36. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






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






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






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






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






42. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






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






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

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47. When was storytelling originated?






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






49. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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