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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.
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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. To move from one place to another on stage






2. Being asked to come back and see the auditors again






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






4. What your character wants






5. When actors work on building characterization






6. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






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






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






10. To move from one place to another on stage






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






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






13. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






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






15. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






16. Chosen for a role






17. Part in a play






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






19. A characters present circumstances






20. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






21. How a character overcomes the obstacle






22. The intended point of interest on stage






23. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






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






25. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






26. When actors work on building characterization






27. Open the door with your upstage hand






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






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






30. Movements to strengthen the personality of the character






31. 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.






32. What the character does






33. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






34. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






35. Where an actor mirrors another actors position






36. Auditioning with a script you have not read






37. What part of the body you lead with






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






39. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






40. Part in a play






41. Memories of sights - sounds - smells - tastes and textures - used to define a character






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






43. A complete reading of the play






44. Turn your hand upstage






45. Where the actors acknowledge the audience






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






47. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






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






49. What part of the body you lead with






50. What makes a character do something