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A review of the terminology that will be on the FINAL EXAM!
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_____ action emphasizes physical movement
Slow-moving
opposite
mimed
improvisational
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Standing in a place where you cannot be seen
blocking
upstaging
context
covering
3
A series of acting stations played in a line
cycle
cyclorama
pageant wagon
mansion
4
Disney trivia: What is the name of Andy's neighbor in Toy Story?
Steve
Fred
Sid
Buzz
5
Whenever possible, always gesture with your ____ arm
downstage
shortest
right
upstage
6
Human grief or suffering
tragedy
pathos
empathy
tragos
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Random trivia: When is Cinderella required to leave the ball?
1 minute after midnight
she is not
1 hour before midnight
midnight
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What was a changing room in SHAKESPEARE'S time called?
tiring house
skene
ye olde dressing room
green room
9
god from the machine
deus machine
deus ex machina
machina deux
dous mechanix
10
The very earliest record of drama comes from here
Egypt
Greece
Japan
Rome
11
A travelling stage in ancient Greece
Morality play
pageant wagon
mansion
travelling wagon
12
The curtains that mask the backstage area
rope pulleys
wing curtains
teasers
proscenium curtains
13
The selection and pronunciation of words and their combinations in speech
quality
diction
resonance
inflection
14
Random trivia: In Greek mythology, what was the food of the gods called?
hubris
carrots
mannah
ambrosia
15
A small acting hut in ancient Greece
skene
proscenium
tiring house
scena
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Another name for "goat song"
dithyramb
tragedy
tragos
trageon
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The type of stage we have here at CHHS
thrust
protagonist
arena
proscenium
18
What a playwright won if he wrote the best play
a laurel wreath
an olive branch
a crown of daisies
a trophy
19
The name of the drama festival in ancient Greece
Dionysusfest
City Dionysia
CitiaDionixus
Festivia Dionys
20
Random trivia: What is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon?
Apollo
Neptune
Jupiter
Triton
21
SpongeBob trivia: What is the name of SpongeBob's pet snail?
Nancy
Dennis
Gary
Kenny
22
Random trivia: What is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet?
delta
theta
alpha
omega
23
When is your final exam?
Tuesday, January 24th
Tuesday, January 23rd
Friday, January 19th
Thursday, January 18th
24
The type of theatre where actors speake directly to the audience
presentational
proscenium
avant-garde theatre
representational
25
This Greek was the "father of tragedy
Aeschylus
Aristotle
Aristophanes
Eurylocus
26
The turning or pivoting of the body
inclilnation
kinesthetics
isolation
rotation
27
Whose theater was named "The Globe?"
Dionysus
Shakespeare
Aeschylus
Aristotle
28
What is the area in front of the curtain called?
upstage area
frontspace
center stage area
apron
29
What percentage is the written (discussion) part of the drama exam?
25
20
50
10
30
The final exam counts ____% of your overall grade.
30
25
10
20
31
With what should you lead hand gestures?
the hand
the wrist
the fingers
the downstage arm
32
Disney trivia: What is the name of Ariel and Prince Eric’s daughter?
Princess Fiona
Princess Melody
Princess Elinor
Princess Beauty
33
Random trivia: Who put Humpty Dumpty together again, according to the nursery rhyme
All the king's men
All the king's horses
No one
All the king's horsesw and all the king's men
34
Dull, listless humour
phlegmatic
flemish
choleric
sanguine
35
He wrote Greek comedies
Thespis
Sophocles
Aechylus
Aristophanes
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In pantomime, a character can be portrayed through gestures, facial expression, and
inflection
movement
improvisation
tone
37
If there is NO vibration of the vocal folds
inflection
resonance
voiceless consonant
voiced consonant
38
The units included on the final exam are ALL of the following
except:
improvisation
acting
pantomime
voice and diction
39
The first actor
Thalia
Thespis
Sophocles
Aristotle
40
Mrs. Nixon trivia: What country has Mrs Nixon NEVER been to?
Mexico
Holland
Jamaica
Switzerland
41
hot-tempered humour
choleric
phlegmatic
melancholic
sanguine
42
Spongebob trivia trivia: Who runs the boating school that Spogebob attends?
Squidward
Mrs Sail
Mrs Puff
Mr Tugsworth
43
In dramatic work, the _____ should respond first
audience
body
actors
eyes
44
Variety in pitch
inflection
tonal shift
resonance
monotone
45
A stage that is slanted down toward the front
raked
upstage
amphitheater
tableaux
46
Movement onstage from one place to another
cross
blocking
countercross
stage directions
47
SpongeBob trivia: What kind of animal is Sandy Cheeks?
turtle
squirrel
plankton
jellyfish
48
Dramas meant to be read, not acted
histories
tragedies
operettas
closet dramas
49
Mrs. Nixon's dog's name is
Sophia
Delilah
Dionysus
Daisy
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A 2 person conversation on stage
monologue
soliloquy
aside
dialogue