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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. How high or low your voice is ______.






2. A quality caused by vibration that enriches the vocal tone is _______.






3. 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






4. 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 _________.






5. What is good posture?






6. Intended point of interest onstage






7. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






9. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






10. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






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






12. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






13. What is diaphragmatic breathing






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






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






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






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






27. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






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






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


31. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






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






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






34. To speak or to act without a script






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






36. What is good posture?






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






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






39. What is diaphragmatic breathing






40. Your customary way of holding your body






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






42. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






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






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






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






46. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






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






48. How high or low your voice is






49. What are the three elements of storytelling?


50. Stealing focus of a scene.