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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. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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 _________.






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






7. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.






8. The text of the play is the _____.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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






15. How you divide your speeches into smaller parts - adding pauses to create emphasis and rhythmic pattern of sounds and silences is _______.






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






17. Your customary way of holding your body






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






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






20. To move from one place onstage to another.






21. To speak or to act without a script






22. 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






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






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






25. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






27. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






29. Intended point of interest onstage






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






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






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






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






34. To make your voice fill the performance space.






35. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






37. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






38. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






39. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






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






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






43. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






45. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






47. 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 _______.






48. What is good posture?






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






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