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Acting Motivation
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Subject
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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. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc
keeping open on stage while crossing
keeping open on stage while turning
stakes
keep open on stage while entering through doors
2. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position
shared position
outcome
Beats
monologue
3. The people conducting the auditions
audition
pick up your cues
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
auditors
4. Part in a play
your dropping line
transitions
role
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
5. To keep your face and the front of your body as visible to the audience as much as possible
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
keeping open on stage while crossing
open
role
6. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions
transitions
subtext
open
Sense memory
7. Forces the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor
Upstaging
subtext
obstacle
subtext
8. Present circumstances
obstacle
status quo
poise
keeping open on stage while turning
9. Open the door with your upstage hand
cold reading
keep open on stage while entering through doors
your topping the line
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
10. What part of the body you lead with
leading center
cue line
fourth wall
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
11. When you preform actions and they generate an emotion within yourself
upstage
Acting Generated emotion
objective
Shared position
12. Using a one quarter to the person your talking to
shared position
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
keeping open on stage while turning
master gesture
13. A characteristic gesture
Status quo
cast
master gesture
subtext
14. When actors work on building characterization
Sense memory
working rehearsal
stage business
Keeping open on a proscenium stage while
15. Say your lines quicker after your cue line
pick up your cues
Sense memory
subtext
Leading center
16. Control in posture
keep open on stage while entering
poise
upstage
emotional memory
17. Enter with your upstage foot
Spiking the set
cross
keep open on stage while entering
leading center
18. Where an actor mirrors another actors position
action
cold reading
Shared position
subtext
19. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand
leading center
cold reading
keeping open on stage while turning
cross
20. Interview for the play. make an impression and show talent
your dropping line
audition
cross
motivation
21. Result of action the characters take to overcome the obstacle
Status quo
outcome
audition
subtext
22. Information that is implied but not spoken - thoughts or actions
action
keep open on stage while entering through doors
subtext
pick up your cues
23. A final line that signals an actor to begin the next speech
cue line
cross
3 ways to have a positive relationship with your director
Sense memory
24. Make crosses upstage in an upward arc
motivation
keeping open on stage while crossing
Spiking the set
strategy
25. What the character does
cold reading
action
auditors
read through
26. Where the actors acknowledge the audience
presentational style
3 ways to have a positive relationship with your director
poise
focus
27. Chosen for a role
cast
subtext
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
transitions
28. A complete reading of the play
obstacle
subtext
read through
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
29. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line
your dropping line
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
sense memory
cue line
30. Using your own memories to help understand a characters emotions
fourth wall
role
Shared position
Emotional Memory
31. The intended point of interest on stage
cold reading
focus
open
action
32. What your character wants
Spiking the set
objective
fourth wall
emotional memory
33. Present circumstances
status quo
leading center
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
your dropping line
34. What makes a character do something
Status quo
keeping open on stage while turning
motivation
sense memory
35. A position onstage where one actor mirrors another actor's body position
action
shared position
stage business
outcome
36. Turn in the direction of your downstage hand
callback
cast
keeping open on stage while turning
keeping open on stage while crossing
37. Calling upon memories of your own emotions to understand the emotions of a character
strategy
emotional memory
Keeping open on stage while moving left or right
pick up your cues
38. Turn your hand upstage
Keeping open on stage while standing
callback
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
your topping the line
39. What is at risk
keeping open on stage while turning
stakes
cold reading
keeping open on stage while crossing
40. A characters present circumstances
leading center
stage business
Keeping open on stage while standing
Status quo
41. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occur
Leading center
Beats
cold reading
upstage
42. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures
Keeping open on stage while standing
sense memory
status quo
motivation
43. To mark the floor of the rehearsal space to show the floor plan for the play
keeping open on stage while turning
Spiking the set
upstage
cold reading
44. Auditioning with a script you have not read
Beats
cold reading
callback
subtext
45. A characteristic gesture
working rehearsal
open
fourth wall
master gesture
46. Your saying the line louder than the person before you
open
your topping the line
leading center
callback
47. Turn your hand upstage
subtext
Keeping open on stage while standing
Keeping open on stage while gesturing
obstacle
48. Your voice gets quieter as you say your line
keep open on stage while entering through doors
Acting Generated emotion
your dropping line
subtext
49. Your memory of sights - smells - tastes - sounds and textures
sense memory
outcome
subtext
read through
50. Auditioning with a script you have not read
cold reading
role
keep open on stage while entering
auditors