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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. Stealing focus of a scene.






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






3. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






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






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






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






8. What is good posture?






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






10. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






11. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






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






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






15. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






17. 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






18. How high or low your voice is






19. 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






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






21. When was storytelling originated?






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






23. 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 _________.






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






25. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






27. The text of the play is the _____.






28. The text of the play is the _____.






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






30. To move from one place onstage to another.






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






32. To speak or to act without a script






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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