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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. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






2. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






4. 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






5. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






6. Your customary way of holding your body






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






8. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






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






11. 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 _________.






12. When was storytelling originated?






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






14. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






17. How high or low your voice is






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






19. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






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






21. What is diaphragmatic breathing






22. What is good posture?






23. When was storytelling originated?






24. How high or low your voice is






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






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






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






28. The text of the play.






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






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






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






32. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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


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






47. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






48. Your customary way of holding your body






49. 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






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