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Acting Motivation

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. What the character does






2. Positive attitude - good communication - ask before you change your physical appearance






3. To move from one place to another on stage






4. What part of the body you lead with






5. What is at risk






6. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to






7. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech






8. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






9. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only






10. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occur






11. A story - speech or scene performed by one actor only






12. What makes a character do something






13. Full front - or one quarter left or right






14. Present circumstances






15. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






16. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






17. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






18. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures






19. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures






20. When actors work on building characterization






21. Auditioning with a script you have not read






22. Bridges between the beats






23. Open the door with your upstage hand






24. The people conducting the auditions






25. Calling upon memories of your own emotions to understand the emotions of a character






26. A characteristic gesture






27. Turn your hand upstage






28. Open the door with your upstage hand






29. A characteristic gesture






30. Move right by moving with your right foot and vice versa with left






31. Enter with your upstage foot






32. Your saying the line louder than the person before you






33. Information that is implied but not directly stated by the actor- thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same idea as the spoken words.






34. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






35. Forces the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor






36. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions






37. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






38. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






39. Control in posture






40. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions






41. The people conducting the auditions






42. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






43. Present circumstances






44. The part of a characters's body that leads in movements - and reflects the nature of the character






45. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to






46. A complete reading of the play






47. Chosen for a role






48. When you preform actions and they generate an emotion within yourself






49. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






50. A characters present circumstances