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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. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs are called _______.






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






3. 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 _______.






4. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






6. What are the three elements of storytelling?


7. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called ______.






8. 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






9. What are the three types of movement covered in pantomime?






10. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






11. What is good posture?






12. 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.






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






14. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






15. 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 _______.






16. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called...






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






18. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






19. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






20. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






21. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






22. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






23. To speak or to act without a script






24. Stealing focus of a scene.






25. A quality cause by vibration that enriches the vocal tone.






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






27. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.






28. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






29. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






32. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






33. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






34. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






35. Stealing focus of a scene.






36. The text of the play is the _____.






37. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






38. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






39. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






41. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible is called remaining ______.






42. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






43. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






44. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called...






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






46. What is good posture?






47. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






48. To move from one place onstage to another.






49. The text of the play.






50. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.