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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. What makes a character do something






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






3. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






4. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc






5. What part of the body you lead with






6. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position






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






8. Say your lines quicker after your cue line






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






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






11. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






12. Present circumstances






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






14. Something preventing the character from getting the objective






15. To move from one place to another on stage






16. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand






17. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line






18. Bridges between the beats






19. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage forcing the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the actor - stealing the focus of the scene.






20. Part in a play






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






22. What your character wants






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






24. The people conducting the auditions






25. What is at risk






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






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






28. Part in a play






29. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play






30. A characteristic gesture






31. Chosen for a role






32. A imaginary wall between the audience and the stage






33. The intended point of interest on stage






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






35. What the character does






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






37. Auditioning with a script you have not read






38. A characters present circumstances






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






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






41. What the character does






42. Where actors do not acknowledge the audience






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






44. How a character overcomes the obstacle






45. Full front - or one quarter left or right






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






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






48. Turn your hand upstage






49. A characteristic gesture






50. Say your lines quicker after your cue line