Question 1

The term "cue lines" refers to knowing what another actor is going to say just before it is your turn to speak

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A "planted prop" is one that must not be referred to or moved in any manner

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What does an actor need to know to understand the role for which he or she has been cast?

Accepted Answer

A)  How the role relates to the others in the play 
B)  The scripts themes and implied meanings 
C)  Which character traits are necessary within the dramatic action 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  How the role relates to the others in the play 
B)  The scripts themes and implied meanings 
C)  Which character traits are necessary within the dramatic action 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above D

Question 4

To "dress the stage" means to move slightly to balance the stage picture

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Stage acting requires:

Accepted Answer

A)  Concentration 
B)  Imagination 
C)  A flexible, disciplined, and expressive voice and body 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Concentration 
B)  Imagination 
C)  A flexible, disciplined, and expressive voice and body 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 6

To "endow" an object means to give it an emotional significance and value from the character's perspective

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Film actors have greater control over shaping their performances than do stage actors

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An action is "cheated" if:

Accepted Answer

A)  It is done by a performer standing as far upstage as possible facing directly downstage 
B)  It is done by two actors "sharing a scene" who are involved in honest "give and take" 
C)  It isn't really done, but instead is faked through careful timing and positioning of the actors 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  It is done by a performer standing as far upstage as possible facing directly downstage 
B)  It is done by two actors "sharing a scene" who are involved in honest "give and take" 
C)  It isn't really done, but instead is faked through careful timing and positioning of the actors 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay on the differences between "on stage" and "in life" acting. How may our adjustments of character and behavior be seen as a type of social acting? In what ways does stage acting differ from this?

Accepted Answer

When asking students to write a short es

Question 10

Which accurately identifies the 4 levels of characterization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Intelligence, personality, social status, economic status 
B)  Biological, sociological, psychological, ethical 
C)  Physical, mental, spiritual, moral 
D)  Biological, personal, social, religious 
A)  Intelligence, personality, social status, economic status 
B)  Biological, sociological, psychological, ethical 
C)  Physical, mental, spiritual, moral 
D)  Biological, personal, social, religious

Question 11

Most actor's vocal and movement training begins by developing an understanding of how the voice and body work, and by releasing unnecessary tension or inhibitions

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does an actor doing scene study typically do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifies the character's desires and actions while breaking the scenes into beats 
B)  Notes changes in tempo and rhythm that the text and type of interaction provides 
C)  Notes how the dramatic action develops in different types of plays 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Identifies the character's desires and actions while breaking the scenes into beats 
B)  Notes changes in tempo and rhythm that the text and type of interaction provides 
C)  Notes how the dramatic action develops in different types of plays 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay about the differences between acting for film and acting for the stage. Have them consider the differences between the two and the unique challenges that face the actor working in both mediums.

Accepted Answer

Acting for film and acting for the stage

Question 14

An actor only needs to understand his or her own role and not be concerned with the others

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The term "cue lines" refers to knowing what another actor is going to say just before it is your turn to speak

A "planted prop" is one that must not be referred to or moved in any manner

What does an actor need to know to understand the role for which he or she has been cast?

To "dress the stage" means to move slightly to balance the stage picture

Stage acting requires:

To "endow" an object means to give it an emotional significance and value from the character's perspective

Film actors have greater control over shaping their performances than do stage actors

An action is "cheated" if:

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay on the differences between "on stage" and "in life" acting. How may our adjustments of character and behavior be seen as a type of social acting? In what ways does stage acting differ from this?

Which accurately identifies the 4 levels of characterization?

Most actor's vocal and movement training begins by developing an understanding of how the voice and body work, and by releasing unnecessary tension or inhibitions

What does an actor doing scene study typically do?

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay about the differences between acting for film and acting for the stage. Have them consider the differences between the two and the unique challenges that face the actor working in both mediums.

An actor only needs to understand his or her own role and not be concerned with the others

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

From Romanticism to Realism

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Directing and Producing

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters

Exam 14: Acting

The term "cue lines" refers to knowing what another actor is going to say just before it is your turn to speak

A "planted prop" is one that must not be referred to or moved in any manner

What does an actor need to know to understand the role for which he or she has been cast?

To "dress the stage" means to move slightly to balance the stage picture

Stage acting requires:

To "endow" an object means to give it an emotional significance and value from the character's perspective

Film actors have greater control over shaping their performances than do stage actors

An action is "cheated" if:

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay on the differences between "on stage" and "in life" acting. How may our adjustments of character and behavior be seen as a type of social acting? In what ways does stage acting differ from this?

Which accurately identifies the 4 levels of characterization?

Most actor's vocal and movement training begins by developing an understanding of how the voice and body work, and by releasing unnecessary tension or inhibitions

What does an actor doing scene study typically do?

You may wish to ask your students to write a short essay about the differences between acting for film and acting for the stage. Have them consider the differences between the two and the unique challenges that face the actor working in both mediums.

An actor only needs to understand his or her own role and not be concerned with the others

The Nature of Theatre

The Audience and Criticism

The Play

Festival Theatre:greek, Roman and Medieval Theatre Experiences

Creating a Professional Theatre:elizabethan England, Italian Commedia Dellarte, and Seventeenth-Century France

From Romanticism to Realism

Modernism and Its Effect: 1885-1960

Decentralization and Subsidization: New Directions

Contemporary Theatre and Its Diversity

Asian and African Theatre

Theatrical Space and Production Design

Playwriting and Dramaturgy

Directing and Producing

Scene Design

Costume Design and Makeup

Lighting and Sound Design

Filters