Performing Arts

Question 1

1The stage manager is responsible for

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A. acting the lead B. buying tickets C. running the show backstage and calling cues D. writing the play

Question 2

2Western theatre is often traced back to festivals in ancient

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A. Mali B. Greece C. China D. Egypt

Question 3

3Stanislavski's "magic if" asks actors to

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A. imagine how they would act if they were in the character's situation B. ignore emotions C. memorise lines faster D. copy other actors

Question 4

4Which Ghanaian playwright wrote "The Marriage of Anansewa"?

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A. Mohammed ben Abdallah B. Ama Ata Aidoo C. Efua Sutherland D. Joe de Graft

Question 5

5In plot structure, the point of highest tension is the

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A. exposition B. resolution C. prologue D. climax

Question 6

6A read-through is when

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A. the cast reads the script together for the first time B. the set is built C. lights are tested D. the audience reads reviews

Question 7

7Concert party performances traditionally began with a

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A. musical opening and comic prologue B. sermon C. silent mime D. long lecture

Question 8

8Sound mixers are used to

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A. balance levels of microphones and music B. paint backdrops C. light the stage D. write scripts

Question 9

9A remark made to the audience that the other characters on stage are supposed not to hear is

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A. an aside B. a soliloquy C. a cue D. a prologue

Question 10

10Tone of voice can show a character's

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A. height B. age only C. feelings and attitude D. costume

Question 11

11The apron is the part of the stage

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A. under the stage B. in front of the curtain C. behind the backdrop D. above the stage

Question 12

12Subtext is

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A. the title of a play B. stage lighting C. the cast list D. the meaning beneath the spoken words

Question 13

13A person who reminds actors of forgotten lines during a performance is the

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

Question 14

14Anansegoro, a form of Ghanaian drama developed by Efua Sutherland, is based on

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A. Ananse storytelling B. Shakespearean comedy C. Indian dance D. Greek tragedy

Question 15

15Acting with gestures and movement only, without words, is

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A. dialogue B. recitation C. opera D. mime

Question 16

16A one-act play is

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A. a musical only B. a short play with only one act C. a dance D. a play with many acts

Question 17

17A scrim (gauze) appears opaque when lit from

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A. the front B. behind C. above only D. nowhere

Question 18

18Warm-up exercises before rehearsal prepare the

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A. set B. lights C. tickets D. body and voice

Question 19

19Symbolism on stage uses objects or actions to

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A. decorate only B. represent deeper ideas C. confuse the audience D. fill time

Question 20

20Theatre of the Absurd, as in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot", presents

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A. historical battles B. romantic comedy C. the meaninglessness of human existence D. realistic family life