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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. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






2. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. What is good posture?






8. How high or low your voice is ______.






9. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






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






27. To speak or to act without a script






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






29. 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 _________.






30. What is good posture?






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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






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






38. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






39. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






41. 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.






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






43. What is good posture?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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