Drama final exam

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beginning drama

The backstage technical crew responsible for running the show is called the

Stage manager

gaggers

Running crew

Operators

When actors perform theatrical events with very little or no preparation whatsoever, it is called

Cold reading

Improvisation

Impromptu

Extemporaneous

The __________________ is a person who opposes the protagonist.

Antagonist

Bit part

Villain

Extra

When an actor walks toward the audience, he is moving

Upstage

Stage Right

Center Stage

Downstage

Cosmetics and sometimes hairstyles that an actor wears on stage to emphasize facial features, historical periods, characterizations, and so forth is called .

Prosthetics

Lapels

Cravat

Makeup

The point of a play where the tension achieves its greatest height and the conflict is ending is called the _______________.

Rising action

Exposition

Resolution

Climax

When a play uses tension to build towards the climax it is called ______________ .

Dramedy

Comedy

Suspense

Tragedy

The final few rehearsals just prior to opening night in which the show is run with full technical elements and when costumes and makeup are worn are called ___________ .

Rehearsals

Tech Rehearsals

Cold Reading

Dress Rehearsals

The beginning of a play where characters, setting, and situations are revealed is typically called

Rising action

Exposition

Climax

Resolution

1. A long speech by a single character is called a _________

Improvisation

Dialogue

Speech

Monologue

A character's reason for doing or saying things in a play iscalled

Euphemism

Expression

Conflict

Motivation

A person who performs a role in a play, work of theatre, or movie is called

An actor

A performer

talent

A personality

Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance are called

Tech Rehearsals

Dress Rehearsals

Cold Reading

Rehearsals

A person who writes plays is called the

Poet

Playwright

novelist

Author

A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen is called a __________ .

Dialogue

Stage directions

Line

Cue

Expressionism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

The middle area of a stage is known as _______________ stage.

Upstage

Center Stage

Stage Right

Downstage

A ___________ is clothing worn by an actor on stage during a performance.

Wig

Glove

Costume  

Embroidery

What is NOT an element of melodrama?

Representing life in a realistic and natural way

Heart-tugging emotional appeals

Cliff-hanging plots

Highly moralistic

Planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage is called

blocking

rehearsal

improvisation

acting

The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production is called the _______

Dramaturg

Director

Actor

Designer

The director’s main contact with everything that happens backstage during rehearsal and performances and who is responsible for the running of each performance is called the

Gaggers

Operators

Running crew

Stage manager

Realism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

Theatre of the Absurd is characterized by:

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

Romanticism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

The form of theatre where the protagonist is killed or defeated, usually because of his or her own fatal mistakes is called a

Dramedy

Comedy

Tragedy

Suspense

The type of stage that consists of an archway, like a frame for the stage, defined by boundaries beyond which the audience cannot see is called the

Thrust

Proscenium

Box

Arena

The era when Shakespeare was writing plays is when Queen ___________ ruled England.

Elizabeth

Henry

Charles

Bruce

An art form where only facial expressions, gestures and movement are used to express ideas and stories is called

Melodrama

Commedia Dell’arte

Pantomime

Improvisation

Which playwright is NOT one of the classic Greeks?

Moliere

Aeschylus

Euripides

Aristophanes

The written text of a play is called a ___________ .

Text

Poem

Novel

Script

Which playwright was working during the reign of Queen Elizabeth:

Anton Chekov

William Shakespeare

Henrik Ibsen

August Strindberg

Items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors are called_______.

Weapons

Makeup

Scenery

Props

A stage actor must always so the audience can adequately hear him or her

Respond

Present

React

Project

____________ are small samples of fabric used to gain approval before the costumes are sewn.

Costume parade

Costume silhouette

Costume plot

Swatches

A _________ occurs when the actors wear the costumes under stage lights to determine final adjustments.

Costume plot

Costume silhouette

Swatches

Costume parade

A_________ is a grid including every costume in the production broken down by actor and scene.

Swatches

Costume parade

Costume silhouette

Costume plot

Costumes should do all of the following except-

Reveal the character’s personality

Reveal social status

Reveal connections to other characters

Reveal the character’s age

When designing costumes for a show, a designer must consider ALL of the following, EXCEPT:

Historical period

Action occurring on stage

Costume changes

The backstage technical crew responsible for running the show is called the

Stage manager

gaggers

Running crew

Operators

When actors perform theatrical events with very little or no preparation whatsoever, it is called

Cold reading

Improvisation

Impromptu

Extemporaneous

The  __________________ is a person who opposes the protagonist.

Antagonist

Bit part

Villain

Extra

When an actor walks toward the audience, he is moving

Upstage

Stage Right

Center Stage

Downstage

Cosmetics and sometimes hairstyles that an actor wears on stage to emphasize facial features, historical periods, characterizations, and so forth is called  .

Prosthetics

Lapels

Cravat

Makeup

The point of a play where the tension achieves its greatest height and the conflict is ending is called the  _______________.

Rising action

Exposition

Resolution

Climax

When a play uses tension to build towards the climax it is called ______________ .

Dramedy

Comedy

Suspense

Tragedy

The final few rehearsals just prior to opening night in which the show is run with full technical elements and when costumes and makeup are worn are called ___________ .

Rehearsals

Tech Rehearsals

Cold Reading

Dress Rehearsals

The beginning of a play where characters, setting, and situations are revealed is typically called

Rising action

Exposition

Climax

Resolution

1. A long speech by a single character is called a _________

Improvisation

Dialogue

Speech

Monologue

A character's reason for doing or saying things in a play iscalled

Euphemism

Expression

Conflict

Motivation

A person who performs a role in a play, work of theatre, or movie is called

An actor

A performer

talent

A personality

Practice sessions in which the actors and technicians prepare for public performance are called

Tech Rehearsals

Dress Rehearsals

Cold Reading

Rehearsals

A person who writes plays is called the

Poet

Playwright

novelist

Author

A signal, either verbal or physical, that indicates something else, such as a line of dialogue or an entrance, is to happen is called a __________ .

Dialogue

Stage directions

Line

Cue

Expressionism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

The middle area of a stage is known as _______________ stage.

Upstage

Center Stage

Stage Right

Downstage

A  ___________ is clothing worn by an actor on stage during a performance.

Wig

Glove

Costume  

Embroidery

What is NOT an element of melodrama?

Representing life in a realistic and natural way

Heart-tugging emotional appeals

Cliff-hanging plots

Highly moralistic

Planning and working out of the movements of actors on stage is called

blocking

rehearsal

improvisation

acting

The person who oversees the entire process of staging a production is called the _______

Dramaturg

Director

Actor

Designer

The director’s main contact with everything that happens backstage during rehearsal and performances and who is responsible for the running of each performance is called the

Gaggers

Operators

Running crew

Stage manager

Realism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

Theatre of the Absurd is characterized by:

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

Romanticism is characterized by:

An attempt to portray the lives and lifestyles of the lower and middle classes

An idealistic view of life where love and dreams are the most important

A fragmented view of reality represented by the main character

The belief that human existence has no purpose and communication breaks down.

The form of theatre where the protagonist is killed or defeated, usually because of his or her own fatal mistakes is called a

Dramedy

Comedy

Tragedy

Suspense

The type of stage that consists of an archway, like a frame for the stage, defined by boundaries beyond which the audience cannot see is called the

Thrust

Proscenium

Box

Arena

The era when Shakespeare was writing plays is when Queen  ___________ ruled England.

Elizabeth

Henry

Charles

Bruce

An art form where only facial expressions, gestures and movement are used to express ideas and stories is called

Melodrama

Commedia Dell’arte

Pantomime

Improvisation

Which playwright is NOT one of the classic Greeks?

Moliere

Aeschylus

Euripides

Aristophanes

The written text of a play is called a ___________ .

Text

Poem

Novel

Script

Which playwright was working during the reign of Queen Elizabeth:

Anton Chekov

William Shakespeare

Henrik Ibsen

August Strindberg

Items carried on stage by an actor; small items on the set used by the actors are called_______.

Weapons

Makeup

Scenery

Props

A stage actor must always   so the audience can adequately hear him or her

Respond

Present

React

Project

____________ are small samples of fabric used to gain approval before the costumes are sewn.

Costume parade

Costume silhouette

Costume plot

Swatches

A  _________ occurs when the actors wear the costumes under stage lights to determine final adjustments.

Costume plot

Costume silhouette

Swatches

Costume parade

A_________ is a grid including every costume in the production broken down by actor and scene.

Swatches

Costume parade

Costume silhouette

Costume plot

Costumes should do all of the following except-

Reveal the character’s personality

Reveal social status

Reveal connections to other characters

Reveal the character’s age

When designing costumes for a show, a designer must consider ALL of the following, EXCEPT:

Historical period

Action occurring on stage

Costume changes

Actor’s preference

The first step in the design process is to-

Research the time period

Implementation of ideas

Read the script

Talk with Director and other Designers

The Elements of Art, or what is used to create art, are-

Balance, Emphasis, contrast, rhythm, proportion, unity, pattern, variety

Not important

Line, shape, value, space, position, color, texture

Theme, character, plot, language, spectacle, mixture, exposition

The Principles of Art, or the concepts used to make art pleasing or interesting, are-

Balance, Emphasis, contrast, rhythm, proportion, unity, pattern, variety

Not important

Theme, character, plot, language, spectacle, mixture, exposition

Line, shape, value, space, position, color, texture

A  ___________  is a scale drawing showing the front view of the set.

Front Elevation

Thumbnail

Rendering

Ground Plan

A   ___________ is a drafted drawing of the set as seen from above.

Ground Plan

Rendering

Thumbnail

Front Elevation

A  __________  is detailed painting of the set as it would look to the audience under the lights.

Rendering

Front Elevation

Thumbnail

Ground Plan

The imaginary line running from the front edge of the stage to the back in the center of the stage is the...

Proscenium

Plaster line

Midstage

Centerline

The imaginary lines where the farthest right or left audience member can still see the action of the stage are called

Centerline

Sight lines

Proscenium

Midstage

A lightweight framework of wood, covered with painted canvas or other material, used as scenery:

Scenic Platform

Trap

Platform

Flat

A framework of wood or steel topped with plywood and used as a floor

Flat

Wing

Trap

Platform

The primary colors in white light:

blue, red, green,

blue, yellow, red

purple, orange, green

orange, green, red

The primary purpose of a light plot includes ALL the following, EXCEPT-

Show type of instrument

Show where instruments are to be hung

Show where instruments are to be focused

Show actors positions

A spotlight can be used for ALL the following, EXCEPT-

A color wash

A narrow focus

A sharp line

A gobo

A floodlight can be used for ALL the following, EXCEPT-

A color wash

A wide focus

A soft focus

A gobo

The best angle to focus a light at an acting area is:

30 degrees

90 degrees

45 degrees

60 degrees

Side lighting is particularly good for dancing because-

It makes more shadows of the dancers

It can be used with many colors.

It gives form to the dancers’ bodies

It makes the music seem more exciting

All of the following are characteristics of method acting EXCEPT

an actors emotionally identify with the character

an actor aims to fully embody the character 

an actor describes his thoughts to the audience

an actor remains in character throughout the play.

If an actor "breaks character," the audience is less likely to notice if...

the actor keeps making the same mistake to make it seem like it was part of the character.

the actor tries to move on with the scene regardless of the mistake

the actor openly reacts to a mistake

the actor addresses the audience, breaking the fourth wall

Breaking the fourth wall is when an actor...

ruins the illusion of the fictional world by addressing audience

physically destroys the wall.

is trapped inside a room and pretends to break out. 

walks offstage and into the audience during a conversation with another character.

Presentational theater is when...

actors in a play create a fictional world that the audience is not in. 

actors in a play directly acknowledge and engage with the audience.

actors represent uniformly represent and support their peers.

actors welcome the audience into the theater presenting them with gifts.

Representational theater is when...

actors represent uniformly represent and support their peers.

actors in a play directly acknowledge and engage with the audience.

actors welcome the audience into the theater presenting them with gifts.

actors in a play create a fictional world that the audience is not in. 