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






2. When was storytelling originated?






3. Your customary way of holding your body






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






5. The text of the play is the _____.






6. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






7. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






8. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






11. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






14. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






16. 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






17. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






19. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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20. To move from one place onstage to another.






21. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






23. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






27. How loud or soft your voice is.






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Intended point of interest onstage






41. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






42. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






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






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






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






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






48. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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49. 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 _________.






50. 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.