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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. What is good posture?






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






3. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






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






5. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






12. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






13. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






14. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






15. 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






16. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






17. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






18. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






19. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






20. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






21. How high or low your voice is






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






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






24. __________ are the parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






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






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






27. How high or low your voice is ______.






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. To make your voice fill the performance space.






36. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






37. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






38. How high or low your voice is ______.






39. 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 _______.






40. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






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






42. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






43. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






44. When you understand the _____ and ______ between you and the character you will be portraying - those _______ and ______ can be accentuated by your body and your voice.






45. The text of the play is the _____.






46. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






47. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






48. The text of the play is the _____.






49. To speak or to act without a script






50. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.