Drama Techniques Quiz

What is the definition of 'Ritual' in the context of drama?

• An established procedure or a sequence of movements that has a sense of ceremony, formality, and custom about it

• Expressive movement through which ideas, stories, sounds, and music can be interpreted

• A sequence of sounds shaped to enhance action and mood in a drama

• A form of theatre performance in which action and character are suggested using gesture, movement, and facial expression without words or sounds

What is the purpose of 'Freeze-frame image' as a performance convention?

• To capture an idea, theme, or moment in time using the members of a group's bodies

• To move back and forward in time in order to extend understanding of themes and characters

• To explore and represent ideas and events through movement and gesture

• To narrate the action that occurs within a drama

What is the technique used to explore a character's conscience or the way others think about them?

• Chorus of voices

• Voices in the Head

• Entrances and Exits

• Conscience Alley

What does 'Inflection' refer to in the context of voice techniques?

• Allowing your voice to reach the audience

• How loud or quiet your voice is

• The upward and downward glide of the voice within a syllable or word

• How clearly you speak

What is the Laban Language technique 'Punch' characterized by?

• Indirect, slow, light, sustained movement

• Direct, fast, heavy, and percussive movement

• Indirect, heavy, fast, percussive movement

• Direct, slow, heavy, sustained movement

What does 'General Space' refer to in the context of space techniques?

• The 'bubble' around a person on stage, their area for use

• All of the space other than personal space

• How the space is being used to focus the audience on a character or object

• The area above shoulder level and your own body height

What is the purpose of 'Dream Sequence' as a performance convention?

• To move back and forward in time in order to extend understanding of themes and characters

• To explore and represent ideas and events through movement and gesture

• To capture an idea, theme, or moment in time using the members of a group's bodies

• To see into the subconscious of a character

What is the Laban Language technique 'Float' characterized by?

• Indirect, heavy, fast, percussive movement

• Indirect, slow, light, sustained movement

• Direct, fast, heavy, and percussive movement

• Direct, slow, heavy, sustained movement

What is the purpose of 'Silhouettes' as a performance convention?

• To create shadows with a light from behind projected onto a screen

• To explore and represent ideas and events through movement and gesture

• To move back and forward in time in order to extend understanding of themes and characters

• To see into the subconscious of a character

What is the Laban Language technique 'Glide' characterized by?

• Indirect, slow, light, sustained movement

• Direct, slow, heavy, sustained movement

• Indirect, heavy, fast, percussive movement

• Direct, fast, heavy, and percussive movement