Deck 7: The Art of Acting

Question 1

When actors think back over certain incidents in their lives and remember them well enough to relive the accompanying emotions,it is called...

A)Catharsis
B)Emotionalism
C)Impassioned dramatics
D)Emotional memory
E)Temperamental acting

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which is not an actor's union?

A)Actor's Equity Association
B)SAG
C)AFTRA
D)WGA

Answer 2

D

Question 3

This can include broad topics such as upbringing,religion,and social standing,but it can also include what happened to the character the moment before he or she entered the stage.

A)The given circumstances
B)The ten questions of acting
C)Affirmative acting
D)The character's flaw
E)The magic if

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When actors have little or no emotional bond with a character,they replace the character's emotions with unrelated but personal emotions of their own.This technique is called...

A)Swapping out
B)Empathy
C)Switcheroo
D)Substitution
E)Acting from the inside out

Question 5

The most important want or driving force that governs the actions of the character during the entire play is called...

A)Major decision
B)Given circumstances
C)The drive system
D)The driving chain
E)Superobjective

Question 6

Select a character from one of the plays that you have read.If you were to play this character in a production,what are the given circumstances that you would say best describe the particular world in which this character lives? What does this character want most in life,that is,what is her or his superobjective? Why can't this character achieve this early in the play? What are the specific obstacles that are getting in her or his way?

Question 7

Stanislavsky is perhaps the most famous acting teacher of the twentieth century.His method of acting became known as...

Question 8

One key to understanding a character's motivation is to look at it from the character's point of view.A well-drawn character is always attempting to change negatives into positives.This is called...

A)Impassioned dramatics
B)Positive motivation
C)Affirmative acting
D)Constructive actions
E)Emotional memory

Question 9

Acting on stage and acting in film,while related,are very different kinds of performance.How would you describe the major differences between the two? While it is true that many stage actors have "crossed over" to film acting,many fewer film actors have "crossed over" to live performance.Why is that?

Question 10

What is the method Stanislavsky advocated to help an actor get to the point of feeling a strong empathy for his/her character?

Question 11

If a character's inner conflict is powerful enough to affect his or her good judgment and cause the character to make unfortunate choices,it is called a(n)...

Question 12

Acting coach __________ emphasized stamina and concentration in his training,developing exercises,for example,to help actors discover how their feet could express character.

A)Jerry Grotowski
B)Bertolt Brecht
C)Konstantin Stanislavsky
D)Tadashi Suzuki
E)Lee Strasberg

Question 13

In this type of audition the actors are given only about a minute to perform.What is this type of fast-moving audition called?

Question 14

How much are actors paid in an Equity waiver production?

A)Little to nothing
B)$50 per show
C)$100 per show
D)$500 per show
E)They get free acting lessons only

Question 15

In contrast to working from the inside out,an actor using __________ concentrates on physical details.

A)method acting
B)emotional memory
C)the technical approach
D)the magic if
E)the Stanislavsky system

Question 16

This acting technique allows actors to find similarities between themselves and the character and to explore the resulting emotions and thoughts by asking an important question.

A)The magic if
B)Emotionalism
C)Impassioned dramatics
D)The ten questions of acting
E)Acting from the inside out

Question 17

The ability to understand and identify with another's situation,feelings,and motives so completely that you feel you are experiencing that situation and those emotions is called...