In blocking notation, "FF" means

Actor stands facing the audience

In ancient Greek theater, what is an Ekkyklema?

A rolling cart that shows what happened off stage

In ancient Greek theater, what is "Deus Ex Machina?"

A crane that raises an actor into the air

Long speech to the audience that characters can't hear

How is a monologue different from dialogue?

Monologue is only one person speaking

In ancient Greek theater, the skene is located

Behind the actors where the masks are kept

What was a MAJOR contradiction in ancient Greek society?

Ancient Greece had democracy and slavery

How did masks help communicate the story in ancient Greece?

Masks were built to make voices louder

Back of stage, right side of audience

In blocking notation, to sit down looks like

A large S with an arrow pointing down

What is the difference between a soliloquy and an aside?

A soliloquy is much longer than an aside.

Long uninterrupted speech to other characters

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DR 1 Q1E2

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Greek theater Blocking Dialogue/monologue Soliloquy/aside Actor's positions

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1
What is the actor's body position when they have their back to the audience?
BB
FB
FF
BF
2
When an actor crosses downstage, they are moving away from the audience.
False
True
3
Lines in the script spoken only by one character
Dialogue
Monologue
Stage directions
Pantomime
4
In ancient Greece, theater festivals celebrated which god?
Hermes
Apollo
Zeus
Dionysis
5
Jupiter and Mars were Greek gods
True
False
6
In blocking notation, "FF" means
Actor stands with back to audience
Actor stands on one foot
Actor stands facing the audience
Actor stands at a profile
7
In ancient Greek theater, what is an Ekkyklema?
A crane that lifts actors into the air
An altar to god Dionysis
A place where the masks are kept
A rolling cart that shows what happened off stage
8
In ancient Greek theater, what is "Deus Ex Machina?"
Where the people sit
A rolling cart that shows what happened off stage
An altar to god Dionysis
A crane that raises an actor into the air
9
What is a soliloquy?
Short speech to other characters
Long speech to the audience that characters can't hear
Short speech just to audience
Long uninterrupted speech to other characters
10
A character says something to the audience that the other characters can't hear
Stage directions
Aside
Dialogue
Pantomime
11
How is a monologue different from dialogue?
Monologue is silently thinking
Monologue is only one person speaking
Monologue is when two or more characters are talking
Monologue is only for a main actor
12
In ancient Greek theater, the skene is located
Behind the actors where the masks are kept
Where the actors enter the stage
Where the audience sits
Where the singing and dancing takes place
13
What was a MAJOR contradiction in ancient Greek society?
Ancient Greeks loved to sing and dance
Women had equal rights
Ancient Greek Priests wore masks.
Ancient Greece had democracy and slavery
14
In ancient Greek theater, what is a Thymele?
An altar to god Dionysis
A place where masks are stored
Pathway where performers entered the amphitheater
A viewing spot where people sat
15
"Polytheism" means
One god
God of thunder
Multiple gods
God of paper
16
In blocking notation, character inititals are always
written in ink
erased
highlighted in yellow
circled
17
In an ancient Greek amphitheater, the audiene sits where?
Inside the Skene
On the Orkestra
In the Theatron
On the Ekkyklema
18
Stage directions about actor's movements are called
Blocking Notation
Script Instructions
Choreography
Acting
19
How did masks help communicate the story in ancient Greece?
Masks were made of stone
Masks were built to make voices louder
Only men were allowed to act
People liked to see the faces
20
Upstage Left is
Center stage
Front of stage, right side of audience
Back of stage, right side of audience
Back of stage, left side of audience
21
In blocking notation, "h" means
a bed
a chair
a hat
a table
22
Ancient Greek theater happened when?
Between 1964 and 2023
Between 100 AD and 1800 AD
Between 800 BC to 1900 AD
Between 510 BC to 323 BC
23
In blocking notation, to sit down looks like
A large S with an arrow pointing down
A large S with an arrow pointing up
A large P with an arrow pointing down
A large X with an arrow pointing up
24
Blocking notation is useful for
writing movements quickly
sketching your cat
drawing props in detail
Writing the story of the play
25
In blocking notation, "X" means
Sit down
Exit the stage
Cross to another spot
Stand here
26
What is the actor's body position when they are sideways facing left to the audience's perspective?
Profile Left
Sideways down
Sideways up
Profile Right
27
What is the difference between a soliloquy and an aside?
A soliloquy is much shorter than an aside.
An aside speaks to the audience
A soliloquy is much longer than an aside.
There is no speaking during an aside.
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What is a monologue?
Long speech to the audience that characters can't hear
Long uninterrupted speech to other characters
Talking to only yourself
Short speech to the audience

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