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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. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






5. When was storytelling originated?






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






7. To move from one place onstage to another.






8. What is diaphragmatic breathing






9. What are the three elements of storytelling?


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


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






12. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






13. What is good posture?






14. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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


17. How high or low your voice is






18. When was storytelling originated?






19. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






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






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






22. What is good posture?






23. 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






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






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






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






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






28. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






30. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






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






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






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






35. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






37. Your customary way of holding your body






38. 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






39. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






41. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






44. The text of the play.






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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