The Stage and the School

Chapter 4: Acting

Multiple Choice Quiz

Select the letter that correctly completes the sentence or answers the question.


1.	What is another name for a play's main character?
		A)	primary source
		B)	antagonist
		C)	protagonist
		D)	master gesture


2.	A line of dialogue that indicates an interrupted sentence is called a __________.
		A)	fade-off line
		B)	pointing line
		C)	key line
		D)	cut-off line


3.	Which kind of stage type is surrounded on all sides by the audience?
		A)	arena
		B)	proscenium
		C)	thrust
		D)	profile


4.	An actor who is similar to his or her character in appearance and personality is playing a __________.
		A)	character part
		B)	bit part
		C)	straight part
		D)	walk-on part


5.	If an actor is playing the role of an American president and discusses the presidency with former President Clinton, President Clinton is that actor's __________.
		A)	secondary source
		B)	primary source
		C)	character sketch
		D)	character part


6.	What is it called when an actor turns his or her back to the audience in order to redirect the audience's attention elsewhere?
		A)	cheating out
		B)	stealing the scene
		C)	turning the scene in
		D)	taking yourself out of a scene


7.	What type of vocal pitch pattern would you use to indicate questioning?
		A)	rising inflection
		B)	falling inflection
		C)	circumflex inflection
		D)	sustained inflection


8.	Imagine that an actor is playing the role of a pilot who is trying to avoid crashing a plane, but the actor has never flown a plane. To enhance the portrayal, the actor might use __________ by recalling his or her experience with a near-accident while driving a car.
		A)	improvisation
		B)	subtext
		C)	upstaging
		D)	substitution


9.	If an actor plays a role by identifying with the character's emotions, actually struggling and weeping with the character, this actor is using the __________ approach to acting.
		A)	objective
		B)	externalization
		C)	subjective
		D)	substitution


10.	What is the traditional term for a young female lead in a play?
		A)	juvenile
		B)	ingenue
		C)	foil
		D)	typecast