Performing Arts

Question 1

1Performers who appear in crowd scenes without speaking parts are

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A. understudies B. extras C. narrators D. leads

Question 2

2The person who has overall artistic control of a play production is the

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A. usher B. prompter C. director D. box office manager

Question 3

3An understudy is

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A. a stagehand B. an actor who learns a role to replace the main actor if needed C. the audience D. the director

Question 4

4A person who reminds actors of forgotten lines during a performance is the

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A. choreographer B. usher C. director D. prompter

Question 5

5A production's "concept" is

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A. the ticket price B. the director's overall interpretive vision C. the venue size D. the cast list

Question 6

6Casting is

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A. choosing actors for roles B. building sets C. writing the script D. selling tickets

Question 7

7Planning and recording the movements of actors on stage is

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A. casting B. improvising C. learning lines D. blocking

Question 8

8Performing without a script, making it up on the spot, is

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A. adaptation B. improvisation C. dramaturgy D. memorisation

Question 9

9A full rehearsal with costumes, lights and sets before opening night is the

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A. dress rehearsal B. audition C. read-through D. blocking rehearsal

Question 10

10Konstantin Stanislavski is known for a system of

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A. realistic acting B. costume design C. set building D. stage lighting