Theater Arts Semester Review

Question 1

no set script; it up as you go

Accepted Answer

improvisation

Question 2

The space between the stage and the auditorium usually below stage level

Accepted Answer

Orchestra Pit

Question 3

the ability to create likes and dislikes of a character

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characterization

Question 4

Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

Alaska

Question 5

Scene changes for this set are usually limited because it clutters the stage & blocks views.

Accepted Answer

Arena

Question 6

Thecurtain that covers the opening of the proscenium arch

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grand drape

Question 7

Space on the stage that is not visible to the audience.

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wing

Question 8

How Many Beats in a Measure?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 9

What make of car was the time-machine in the film Back To The Future?

Accepted Answer

De Lorean

Question 10

A horizontal drape that runs across the top of the stage, hiding lighting instruments.

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border

Question 11

Who had a 1985 hit with Saving All My Love For You?

Accepted Answer

Whitney Houston

Question 12

is like a picture frame a curtain maybe used for scene shifts audience sits on one side.

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proscenium stage

Question 13

What was the first movie (direct-to-DVD) that Selena Gomez starred in?

Accepted Answer

Another Cinderella Story

Question 14

Aflat piece of fabric, generally painted, that forms part of the scenery

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drop

Question 15

The flat extension of stage floor that projects from the proscenium arch toward the audience.

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Apron

Question 16

a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

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verb

Question 17

Narrow, vertical stage drapes used for masking.

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Legs

Question 18

Any drapery that moves or opens horizontally.

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traveler

Question 19

using the body to tell a story without words

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pantomime

Question 20

tension is relieved and conflict is resolved

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falling action

Question 21

A batten specifically used for lighting instruments.

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electric

Question 22

How many days in a leap year

Accepted Answer

366

Question 23

Which is the smallest member of the flute family?

Accepted Answer

Piccolo

Question 24

Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981?

Accepted Answer

Bob Marley

Question 25

how many ounces in a pound

Accepted Answer

16

Question 26

complications and problems grow

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rising action

Question 27

Adrop that can be transparent or opaque depending on how it is

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scrim

Question 28

Actors may enter from the same aisles the audience uses.

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Thrust Stage

Question 29

the place were we perform theatre

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theater

Question 30

A wooden dowel or metal pipe attached to the onstage lines from a rope-set or system.

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Batten

Question 31

includes an intro, rising action, climax, falling action and denounment

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story plot

Question 32

If cats are feline, what are sheep?

Accepted Answer

ovine

Question 33

The seating area from which the audience observes the action of a play.

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Auditorium

Question 34

A short, horizontal drape used for masking the flies and lighting.

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teaser

Question 35

A large backdrop meant to resemble the sky

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cyclorama

Question 36

Tragic ending are termed

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catastrophe

Question 37

The audience and performers can remain separate or be intermingled.

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flexible stage

Question 38

the art form that we study

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theatre

Question 39

Early English mimes were known as which of these?

Accepted Answer

mummers

Question 40

The word, mime, comes from which early civilization?

Accepted Answer

Greek

Theater Arts Semester Review

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Theater Arts Semester Review

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