Theatre 7/8 End Of Course Exam
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This exam will test your learned knowledge of theatre 7/8 at the end of the school year.
- 1._____ is the person responsible for the direction of the actors in a play, that is, the one who determines such matters as the tempo, interpretation, and the blocking of the actors.
- A.
Stage Manager
- B.
House Manager
- C.
Director
- D.
Producer
- 2.______ is the person who designs the scenery.
- A.
Set Designer
- B.
Grip
- C.
House Manager
- D.
Producer
- 3.The _____ is prepared to take over an important role should the actor playing the role miss a performance.
- A.
Dresser
- B.
Director
- C.
Understudy
- D.
Producer
- 4.______ is a smaller division of an act or of the play itself (____ - Act - Play).
- A.
Play
- B.
Act
- C.
Scene
- D.
Set
- 5._______ is the goal a character has in a particular scene or play; the need or want; the intention.
- A.
Business
- B.
Subplot
- C.
Role
- D.
Objective
- 6._____ is the area between the front edge of the stage and the first row of audience seats where the orchestra can play music during a musical.
- A.
Apron
- B.
Pit
- C.
Proscenium
- D.
Wing
- 7.
- A.
Business
- B.
Objective
- C.
Pace
- D.
Blocking
- 8.____ is the person an actor plays in a show. Another term for character, as in, "What ____ are you auditioning for?"
- A.
Conflict
- B.
Intention
- C.
Ham
- D.
Role
- 9.____ is the created surroundings in which the action of a play takes place.
- A.
Set
- B.
Props
- C.
Conflict
- D.
Character
- 10._____ is the character or situation in a play that creates conflict (what gets in the way of the objective of the protagonist).
- A.
Intention
- B.
Scenery
- C.
Obstacle
- D.
Denouement
- 11.Greek theatre has its beginnings in religous ceremonies to the god ______ (the god of wine and fertility).
- A.
Zeus
- B.
Apollo
- C.
Ra
- D.
Dionysus
- 12.The ________ style stage is the most popular and has an audience on one side, a pit, an apron, and a main drape.
- A.
Proscenium
- B.
Arena
- C.
Thrust
- D.
Black box
- 13.The Romans were the first to use a front _________.
- A.
Apron
- B.
Curtain
- C.
Pit
- D.
Stage
- 14.A group of two or more actors who hold scripts and act out a scene or piece of literature with a limited range of movement are performing ____________________.
- A.
Oral reading
- B.
Cold reading
- C.
Audition scenes
- D.
Reader's theatre
- 15."Please _________, Jane. I cannot hear you at the back of the auditiorium."
- A.
Protagonist
- B.
Project
- C.
Proscenium
- D.
Protrude
- 16.I can't wait to go to the ______ tonight and see the play!
- A.
Theater
- B.
Theeter
- C.
Theatre
- D.
Theetre
- 17."No, don't say that line to the other character's on stage," the director instructed. "It's a(n) ______. It should be said directly out to the audience as if you're sharing a secret or revealing a thought to them."
- A.
Aside
- B.
Improvisation
- C.
Ad-lib
- D.
Cue
- 18."Please get with a partner. The two of you will need to find a(n) _____ scene to perform for contest." A scene for 2 actors.
- A.
Trio
- B.
Duet
- C.
Ensemble
- D.
Quartet
- 19.This is a(n) ______ play. All the characters have equal sized roles and stage time. Also a term that means a scene for three or more people.
- A.
Acting
- B.
Actor proof
- C.
Ensemble
- D.
Mystery
- 20.I made a ______ backstage for easy access to all the show's props.
- A.
Prop cue
- B.
Prop list
- C.
Prop table
- D.
Prop map
- 21."While you are waiting your turn to audition, please wait in the ____ room; the actor's lounge."
- A.
Yellow
- B.
Blue
- C.
Pink
- D.
Green
- 22."Be sure to check the _______ for important information about auditions and rehearsal times."
- A.
Callboard
- B.
Posters
- C.
Register
- D.
Calendar
- 23."After Friday's performance, I'll need everyone to stay and _____ the show so that the stage can offstage areas are clear for school on Monday." To take down and put away all aspects of a production.
- A.
Strike
- B.
Take down
- C.
Clear
- D.
Distress
- 24.____ is acting out a story without the use of words or props.
- A.
Improvisation
- B.
Commedia dell'arte
- C.
Pantomime
- D.
Oral Reading
- 25._____ is the Greek person who is credited with being the first actor.
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Euripedes
- C.
Thespis
- D.
Shakespeare
- 26.
- A.
Dress rehearsal - blocking rehearsal - tech rehearsal
- B.
Tech rehearsal - dress rehearsal - blocking rehearsal
- C.
Blocking rehearsal - tech rehearsal - dress rehearsal
- D.
Blocking rehearsal - dress rehearsal - tech rehearsal
- 27.What is considered to be the United States' version of London's West End theatre district?
- A.
Chicago
- B.
Times Square
- C.
Hollywood Boulevard
- D.
Broadway
- 28.In the early 1400's, the Japanese performed a very stylized and graceful form of theatre called ______ Theatre, in which the actors always wore masks.
- A.
Kabuki
- B.
Bunraku
- C.
Noh
- D.
Hanamichi
- 29._____ is the musical tone of your voice, how low or high you speak on a musical scale.
- A.
Tone
- B.
Quality
- C.
Pitch
- D.
Inflection
- 30._____ is the acting out of a scene or skit with little or no preparation.
- A.
Improvisation
- B.
Pantomime
- C.
Ad-lib
- D.
Oral Reading
- 31.A GOBO is used ____________________.
- A.
To change your vocal quality when using a microphone.
- B.
To put in front of a lighting instrument to project an image.
- C.
To color a beam of light.
- D.
To arrange an elaborate hair style.
- 32.The use of ____ means you are changing your pitch, volume, and pace while you speak. The opposite of speaking in a monotone, robotic voice.
- A.
Tone
- B.
Quality
- C.
Pitch
- D.
Inflection
- 33.You _____ character when you say or do something that is inconsistent with the role you (and/or the playwright/director) has created.
- A.
Break
- B.
Create
- C.
Ruin
- D.
Improv
- 34.A _______ is a special light instrument that is used to put a very strong, bright beam of light on a specific person/s to focus the audience's attention (very often used during musicals to point out the soloists).
- A.
GOBO
- B.
Parcan
- C.
Scoop
- D.
Spot Light
- 35.______ is a long speech delivered by one character (others may be on stage at the time, or not).
- A.
Monologue
- B.
Dialogue
- C.
Duet
- D.
Soliloquy
- 36._______ is a long speech delivered by one character alone on stage revealing his or her innermost thoughts. Shakespeare made use of this type of speech often in his plays.
- A.
Monologue
- B.
Dialogue
- C.
Duet
- D.
Soliloquy
- 37.The ______ is the main character in a story that the audience idenifies with.
- A.
Role
- B.
Protagonist
- C.
Antagonist
- D.
Character
- 38.Stage directions (stage right and left) are decided based on the _____'s point of view.
- A.
Actor
- B.
Director
- C.
Audience
- D.
Producer
- 39.Typically when you gesture on stage, you should use your _____ hand.
- A.
Upstage
- B.
Downstage
- C.
Right
- D.
Left
- 40.In order to create meaningful and interesting stage pictures, you should consider all of the following, EXCEPT:
- A.
Levels
- B.
Dimension
- C.
Focus
- D.
Projection
- 41.A _____ rehearsal is one in which the actors perform the show from beginning to end without stopping for mistakes.
- A.
Blocking
- B.
Reading
- C.
Run through
- D.
Tech
- 42.The ______ is a committee of technicians who work behind the scenes of a show doing the props, costumes, scenery, etc.
- A.
Cast
- B.
Designers
- C.
Crew
- D.
Grip
- 43.The ______ is at the end of a performance when the actors come onstage to acknowledge their appreciation of the audience and to take a bow.
- A.
Denouement
- B.
Curtain call
- C.
Applause
- D.
Final curtain
- 44.______ is the reading aloud of a piece of literature by one person to convey an author's message to an audience with a script in hand and limited movement.
- A.
Oral Reading
- B.
Monologue
- C.
Audition
- D.
Reader's Theatre
- 45.Most directors have ____________, or tryouts, for actors to show their talent and their ability to play a role for a show.
- A.
Evaluations
- B.
Tryouts
- C.
Auditions
- D.
Meetings
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