Controlled/predictable movement of actors adding clarity for the audience

Define..."IMPROVISATION?"

Unplanned or unscripted performance created on the spot by performers.

6 Basic Emotions Used in Acting

Happy, Sad, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Surprise

A fictional representation through dialogue and performance.

Define... "STAGE DIRECTIONS?"

Instructions used to guide actors movements on stage.

What are the four main elements of a conflict?

Disagreement, people, threats, emotions

Name a third type of a Performance Stage. 1. Thrust Stage, 2. Proscenium Stage and...?

Arena Stage "Theatre-in-the-round"

A thought change..anytime the mood or tone of a scene shifts.

Define..."ANIMAL WORK?"

When a character takes on the behavior and characteristics of an animal.

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THEATRE KNOWLEDGE

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In this Quiz you will be asked to correctly identify Theatre Terms and Theatre Facts

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1
Define..."BLOCKING?"
When one actor raises their arms to prevent a basketball shot.
Controlled/predictable movement of actors adding clarity for the audience
Using wooden blocks to build buildings.
When the director prevents the sunlight from hitting the stage.
2
Define..."IMPROVISATION?"
Unplanned or unscripted performance created on the spot by performers.
When imagination is used to explain art.
When an actor uses paint to create a scene.
When an Actor rewrites the script for their character.
3
What is the highest point of tension-"the turning point," in story telling?
Antagonist
Climax
Rising action
Exposition
4
"Vocal Projection" refers to the ability to use one's voice effectively to be heard clearly and powerfully?
True
False
5
These are used to make the setting on the stage seem more realistic.
Lighting
Props
Furniture
All of the above
6
Imagination creates__________.
Reality
Fear
Monologues
Action
7
Shakespeare says, "All the world is a _________."
play ground
to be or not to be
stage
mine to do with what I want
8
6 Basic Emotions Used in Acting
Happy, Fear, Wrong, Good, Bad, Shame
Lust, Greed, Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony
Fear, Anger, Surprised, Shame, Confused, Bored
Happy, Sad, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Surprise
9
Define... "DRAMA?"
A fictional representation through dialogue and performance.
Acting like something hurts but actually doesn't
Something “haters” like to start when they are jealous
A presidential debate
10
Define... "STAGE DIRECTIONS?"
Instructions used to guide actors movements on stage.
Flags to direct the audience at a show.
up, down, left, right, back, forward, who, what, when, where, why
Directions given to actors by the talking stage.
11
A gun, a wine glass, eye glasses, a pen, a book, a knife-are all examples of...
Props
a James Bond film
Pieces found in a monopoly game
Things made by machines
12
You are acting when you use your imagination, emotions , physical movement, and voice to tell a story?
False
True
13
A "MONOLOGUE" is an uninterrupted speech performed by one character.
False
True
14
Where excitement, tension, and crisis meet:
falling action
climax
rising action
resolution
15
What are the four main elements of a conflict?
Lies, people, threats, interests
Disagreement, perception, deception, agreement
Truth, perception, involvement, needs
Disagreement, people, threats, emotions
16
Improvisation is only used by actors?
False
True
17
Acting is the art or practice of representing a character on a stage or camera?
False
True
18
The clash that results when two opposing objectives meet.
Setting
Monologue
Climax
Conflict
19
What's the events after climax/ diminishing tension?
Rising action
Denouement
Climax
Falling action
20
Acting is a discipline that can be utilized in which professions?
Medicine
Law Enforcement
All of the above
Entrepreneurship/Business
21
Name a third type of a Performance Stage. 1. Thrust Stage, 2. Proscenium Stage and...?
Flexible Theatre
Lost and Found Stage
Clean Air Theatre
Arena Stage "Theatre-in-the-round"
22
Stage directions are from the point of view of the_____?
Your inner compass
Audience
World
Actor
23
Define..."BEAT?"
A sound that’s made when a stick hits a drum.
Interference of two sounds of slightly different frequencies.
A thought change..anytime the mood or tone of a scene shifts.
Anything that involves violence.
24
What is the highest stage of learning?
To Create
To Text
To Evaluate
To Remember
25
Define..."ANIMAL WORK?"
Working side-by-side with an animal at work.
When a character takes on the behavior and characteristics of an animal.
Observing an animal so that one day you will create an A.I. animal.
Doing the work that an animal would do.

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