Advanced Theatre Arts End Of Course Exam
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This is a multiple choice end of course exam for Advanced Theatre Arts Grade 8.
- 1.What is the theatre term that means the process in which an actor tries out for a part in a play?
- A.
Aside
- B.
Callback
- C.
Audition
- D.
Tryouts
- 2.What term means one actor alone on stage speaking a series of lines aloud in order to reveal a character's innermost thoughts?
- A.
Aside
- B.
Soliloquy
- C.
Monologue
- D.
Ensemble
- 3.Which of the below parts of a stage does a THRUST style NOT have:
- A.
Apron
- B.
Upstage
- C.
Backstage
- D.
Downstage
- 4.Which of the below descriptions of a Proscenium stage does NOT apply:
- A.
Audience sits on 3 sides of the stage
- B.
There is a front (main) drape
- C.
It has offstage right and left wings
- D.
There is an apron
- 5.When an actor uses a memory from his or her own experience to act out a moment in a play or scene, this is called:
- A.
Emotional recall
- B.
Realism
- C.
Symbolism
- D.
Method acting
- 6.What theatre term means the last words or action before yours?
- A.
Cast
- B.
Cue
- C.
Action
- D.
Line
- 7.The Stage Manager is the person in charge of:
- A.
Blocking a show.
- B.
Building the set on the stage.
- C.
Cleaning up the stage.
- D.
The backstage area during tech rehearsals and performances.
- 8.The House Manager is the person in charge of:
- A.
The ushers and the safety of the audience.
- B.
The set and keeping it clean.
- C.
Selling tickets.
- D.
The money earned.
- 9.If a director tells you to "add stage business," to a scene, he/she wants you to:
- A.
Add extra dialogue.
- B.
Fix a problem with the set.
- C.
Do extra activities that your character would do in that setting.
- 10.What does "Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" mean?
- A.
Romeo, where are you, Romeo?
- B.
Romeo, what are you, Romeo?
- C.
Romeo, why are you, Romeo?
- D.
Romeo, who are you, Romeo?
- 11.Shakespeare wrote and acted during what time period in history?
- A.
Colonial
- B.
Victorian
- C.
Renaissance
- D.
Restoration
- 12.Which play is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
- A.
ROMEO AND JULIET
- B.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
- C.
MACBETH
- D.
HAMLET
- 13.Which is NOT an example of a stereotypical character?
- A.
A silly mom
- B.
A smart and goofy nerd
- C.
A dumb jock
- D.
A ditzy cheerleader
- 14.What does the term "Legitimate Theatre" mean?
- A.
The show is approved by the state court.
- B.
The show has no musical numbers in it with dancing and singing.
- C.
The show is a play about the legal system.
- D.
The show has a seal of approval on it.
- 15.A "dark house" is a theatre that:
- A.
Is closed that night.
- B.
Is no longer in business.
- C.
Has no stage lighting.
- D.
Can only do dark and tragic plays.
- 16.Constantin Stanislavski and Standford Misner are best known as:
- A.
Playwrights.
- B.
Actors.
- C.
Producers.
- D.
Acting teachers.
- 17.Which of the below things is typically NOT on an actor's resume?
- A.
High school and/or college G.P.A.
- B.
Roles played.
- C.
Height and weight.
- D.
Special abilities or talents.
- E.
Contact information.
- 18.The drawing of the set as it might be seen from the audience's point of view is called __________.
- A.
A set drawing.
- B.
A rendering.
- C.
A concept picture.
- D.
A plot diagram.
- 19.When an actor gives his/her name and the title of the piece to be performed, that is called:
- A.
Salutation.
- B.
Audition.
- C.
Slating.
- D.
Denouement.
- 20.When a technician angles and adjusts a lighting instrument and its beam of light, this is called:
- A.
Angling.
- B.
Adjustment.
- C.
Hanging.
- D.
Focusing.
- 21.The _____ is the script for a musical.
- A.
Libretto.
- B.
Book.
- C.
Legitimate.
- D.
Lines.
- 22.A _____ setting is one that is very simple, suggestive, and sparse.
- A.
Box
- B.
Minimal
- C.
Tableau
- D.
Dramatic
- 23.What is the typical word order for Shakespearean language?
- A.
Subject-verb-object
- B.
Object-verb-subject
- C.
Subject-object-verb
- D.
Object-subject-verb
- 24.During which historical time period was gas lighting first introduced?
- A.
Colonial
- B.
Modern
- C.
Renaissance
- D.
Victorian
- 25.Which is the correct order of rehearsals?
- A.
Blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal, tech rehearsal
- B.
Tech rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal
- C.
Blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal, dress rehearsal
- D.
Dress rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal
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