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Test Description: 2015 Theatre Arts Written Test Review
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1) What is the theatre term that means the process in which an actor tries out for a part in a play?
A
Tryouts
B
Aside
C
Callback
D
Audition
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
Ensemble
B
Monologue
C
Soliloquy
D
Aside
3) Which of the below parts of a stage does a THRUST style NOT have:
A
Backstage
B
Downstage
C
Upstage
D
Apron
4) What does the term Legitimate Theatre mean?
A
The show has no musical numbers in it with dancing and singing.
B
The show is approved by the state court.
C
The show is a play about the legal system.
D
The show has a seal of approval on it.
5) Which play is NOT one of Shakespeare's tragedies?
A
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
B
HAMLET
C
MACBETH
D
ROMEO AND JULIET
6) What does Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? mean?
A
Romeo, what are you, Romeo?
B
Romeo, who are you, Romeo?
C
Romeo, where are you, Romeo?
D
Romeo, why are you, Romeo?
7) If a director tells you to add stage business, to a scene, he/she wants you to
A
Add extra dialogue.
B
Do extra activities that your character would do in that setting.
C
Fix a problem with the set.
8) A ‘Dark House’ is a theatre that:
A
Has no stage lighting.
B
Is closed that night.
C
Is no longer in business.
D
Can only do dark and tragic plays.
9) Constantin Stanislavski and Standford Misner are best known as:
A
Playwrights
B
Acting teachers
C
Producers
D
Actors
10) Which of the below things is typically NOT on an actor's resume?
A
Height and weight.
B
Roles played.
C
High school and/or college G.P.A.
D
Special abilities or talents.
11) When an actor gives his/her name and the title of the piece to be performed, that is called:
A
Slating
B
Salutation
C
Denouement
D
Audition
12) When a technician angles and adjusts a lighting instrument and its beam of light, this is called
A
Adjustment
B
Angling
C
Focusing
D
Hanging
13) The _____ is the script for a musical.
A
Book
B
Legitimate
C
Libretto
D
Lines
14) What is the typical word order for Shakespearean language?
A
Subject-object-verb
B
Subject-verb-object
C
Object-subject-verb
D
Object-verb-subject
15) Which is the correct order of rehearsals?
A
Blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal, tech rehearsal
B
Dress rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal
C
Tech rehearsal, blocking rehearsal, dress rehearsal
D
Blocking rehearsal, tech rehearsal, dress rehearsal
16) Which term means to add dialogue not already in the script (usually to cover for a mistake)?
A
Cue
B
Aside
C
Ad-lib
D
Improvisation
17) What does the term equity actor mean?
A
An actor who plays an equal role in all a theater's shows.
B
An actor who only performs in ensemble type shows.
C
An actor who is a paid professional and a member of the union.
D
An actor who acts and who does tech work.
18) A vocal warm-up can consist of all the below, EXCEPT:
A
Facial massage.
B
Deep breathing.
C
Body isolations.
D
Tongue twisters.
19) Which of the below parts is NOT considered to be one of the six basic parts of dramatic structure according to Aristotle?
A
Plot
B
Music
C
Symbolism
D
A royal main character
20) Which of the below people is a German playwright and director who had a major impact on contemporary theatre? His best known plays were : THE THREE PENNY OPERA, MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, and THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE.
A
Henrik Ibsen
B
Bertolt Brecht
C
Anton Checkov
D
Constantin Stanislavski
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