Musical Theater Pre-test - Willowcreek Drama



Musical Theater Pre-test

Name:______________________________________________________Per:_________

Please answer the following questions. This test is only to let Ms. Jennings know where you are when it comes to your drama knowledge. Answer every question, even if you aren’t sure of the answer.

1. What is the part of your body holds your vocal cords?

a. Larynx

b. Esophagus

c. Soft Palate

d. Nasal Cavity

2. Which vocal style has rounded vowels on every note, vibrato on every note, connected/legato line, and ringing head resonance?

a. Pop

b. Gospel

c. Country

d. Opera

e. Musical Theater Belt

3. What does a flat do?

a. Makes the note one half step higher

b. Makes the note one half step lower

c. Makes the note ½ beat longer

d. Makes the note ½ beat slower

4. Which musical was considered to be the first well-made American musical?

a. Wicked

b. Pirates of Penzance

c. Showboat

d. Oklahoma!

e. Pippin

5. Which musical became legendary because of the way it incorporated dance into its every day movements?

a. West Side Story

b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

c. Sound of Music

d. Hair

6. Dance and acting most likely evolved from:

a. Cave paintings

b. The Jackson 5

c. Religious rituals and ceremonies

d. Minstrel shows

7. How many beats does a quarter note get?

a. 4

b. 2

c. ½

d. 1

e. ¼

8. The _____________ is/are key to all bodily action.

a. Chest

b. Arms

c. Head

d. Blocking

9. The passagio is:

a. the transfer of a movement smoothly to another person

b. the Italian word for a solo done on two different tones

c. a continual cross from DL to UR without stops

d. the transition from one vocal register to another

10. The diaphragm is an ____________ muscle; the ______________muscles can be controlled.

a. overactive; throat

b. immobile; lung

c. organic; nose

d. involuntary; abdominal

11. The person in charge of creating the dance moves for the musical numbers is called:

a. Director

b. Choreographer

c. Technical Director

d. Musical Director

12. _____________first developed in Italy and then in France.

a. Hip-hop

b. Tap

c. Tango

d. Ballet

e. Swing

13. The proper position of the soft palate can be encouraged by a gentle:

a. Yawn

b. Gag

c. Cough

d. Kiss

14. Slightly re-shaping of vowels is called:

a. Fixturing

b. Illegal

c. Modulation

d. Regulating

15. All stage movement should be:

a. smooth

b. motivated

c. improvised

d. entertaining

16. When you are trying actively to get something from another character onstage you are trying to get your:

a. Objective

b. Tactic

c. Blocking

d. Choreography

e. Belt

17. What does the top number in a time signature mean?

a. How fast to play the music

b. What key you’re in

c. How many beats will be in each measure

d. How many instruments will play

18. What are the three elements of good musicality when performing a musical theater piece?

a. Objectives, Tactics, and Blocking

b. Warm-ups, Vowels, and Songs

c. Posture, Breathing, Preparation

d. Stylization, Dramatic Interpretation, Technique

e. Presentation, Vowel Modulation, and Singer’s Smile

19. What is a tactic?

a. How you get your objective

b. The movement in your scene

c. When the actors break character

d. The tool the actor uses to remember a specific emotion

20. Which member of royalty performed in ballets?

a. Elizabeth I

b. Prince Charles

c. Louis XIV

d. Princess Caroline

e. Tsar Rachmaninoff

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