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






2. How loud or soft your voice is.






3. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






5. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






7. The text of the play is the _____.






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






9. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






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






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






13. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. To speak or to act without a script






21. What is good posture?






22. 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






23. Stealing focus of a scene.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Stealing focus of a scene.






32. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






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






34. The text of the play.






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






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






43. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






44. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






45. To make your voice fill the performance space.






46. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






48. 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






49. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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