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






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






3. 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 _________.






4. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






5. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






13. What is good posture?






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






15. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






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






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






19. How high or low your voice is






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






21. 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 _________.






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






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






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






25. To move from one place onstage to another.






26. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






27. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






29. Stealing focus of a scene.






30. Intended point of interest onstage






31. Your customary way of holding your body






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. Information This 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 is _______.






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






39. What is diaphragmatic breathing






40. When was storytelling originated?






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






42. Information This 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 is _______.






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






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






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






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






47. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






50. What is good posture?