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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. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






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






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






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






15. What is good posture?






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






17. 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






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






19. 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 _________.






20. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






21. Intended point of interest onstage






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






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






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






25. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






26. The text of the play is the _____.






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






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


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






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






31. The text of the play.






32. Your customary way of holding your body






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






34. To make your voice fill the performance space.






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






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






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






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






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






40. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






43. What are the three elements of storytelling?


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






45. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






47. When was storytelling originated?






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






49. 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.






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