Theater Terminology Quiz

What is the term for a long speech given by one actor?

• Dialogue

• Monologue

• Ensemble

• Cue

Which term describes the written text of a play, movie, or musical?

• Script

• Blocking

• Character

• Conflict

What is the role or part that an actor is portraying called?

• Actor

• Character

• Cue

• Ensemble

What is the term for a conversation between two or more characters on stage?

• Monologue

• Dialogue

• Blocking

• Conflict

What is the term for the overarching problem in a play?

• Cue

• Conflict

• Ensemble

• Script

What is the term for instructions given by the director telling the actor where to move on stage?

• Blocking

• Cue

• Dialogue

• Ensemble

What is the term for something that serves as a signal to an actor to begin their speech or performance?

• Script

• Cue

• Conflict

• Monologue

What is the term for the cast of actors in a production that help the story move forward?

• Ensemble

• Character

• Blocking

• Dialogue

What is the term used when walking to the back of the stage?

• Downstage

• Upstage

• Center stage

• Left stage

Why is walking to the back of the stage called "up"?

• Because the stage was flat

• Because the stage was raked and at an angle

• Because it was closer to the audience

• Because it was lower than the front