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






2. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






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






4. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






5. How high or low your voice is ______.






6. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






7. _____ is the intended point of interest onstage.






8. To speak or to act without a script






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






10. What are the three elements of storytelling?


11. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?


12. Intended point of interest onstage






13. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






15. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






16. How high or low your voice is






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. Your customary way of holding your body






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






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






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






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






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






28. Consonants are formed by ______ which are the ____ - ____ - _____ - ____ and the _________.






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






30. Stealing focus of a scene.






31. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






32. 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






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






34. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






36. When was storytelling originated?






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






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






39. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






40. How high or low your voice is ______.






41. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. 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






48. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






49. What is good posture?






50. What is good posture?