THEATER 101 CHAPTER 7 QUIZ #6
QUIZ #6 - Stage Acting Today

 

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  1. The process by which an actor tries out for a part in a production is known as a/an:

    2. Your answer:
    interview
    audition
    rehearsal
    none of the above

  2. Which of the following revolutionized the process of realistic acting as well as the training of actors?

    3. Your answer:
    Henrik Ibsen
    Denis Diderot
    Constantin Stanislavski
    Francois Delsarte

  3. In the Stanislavski system, what is referred to as the extent or range of an actor's concentration?

    4. Your answer:
    the inner truth
    the magic 'if'
    the given circumstances
    the circle of attention

  4. In the Stanislavski system, what is referred to as the internal or subjective world of characters?

    5. Your answer:
    the inner truth
    the magic 'if'
    the given circumstances
    the circle of attention

  5. Which of the following helps actors to imagine situations?

    6. Your answer:
    the inner truth
    the magic 'if'
    the given circumstances
    the circle of attention

  6. In the Stanislavski system, what is referred to as the situation in which a character exists?

    7. Your answer:
    the inner truth
    the magic 'if'
    the given circumstances
    the circle of attention

  7. Which of the following best describes the 'superobjective'?

    8. Your answer:
    what the actor wants above all else in the play
    what the director wants above all else in the play
    what the character wants above all else in the play
    none of the above

  8. The playing together of all of the performers onstage creates a sense of:

    9. Your answer:
    balance
    ensemble
    continuity
    inspiration

  9. The idea of seeing actions lead to emotions rather than the other way around was what Stanislavski called:

    10. Your answer:
    psychophysical action
    interpretation
    inspiration
    aesthetic distance

  10. Which of the following is NOT an important name in actor training in the United States?

    11. Your answer:
    Lee Strasburg
    Uta Hagen
    Charles Marowitz
    Sanford Meisner

  11. To be heard in a large theater, a performer must learn what voice technique?

    12. Your answer:
    control
    projection
    centering
    none of the above

  12. The way of bringing everything together and allowing the performer to eliminate any blocks that impede the body or voice is known as:

    13. Your answer:
    control
    projection
    centering
    blocking

  13. Which of the following disciplines have modern acting teachers used to help train actors?

    14. Your answer:
    karate
    tai chi
    yoga
    all of the above

  14. According to Wilson, what is the overall goal of internal and external actor training?

    15. Your answer:
    to create an instrument that is flexible
    to create an instrument that is resourceful
    to create an instrument that is disciplined
    all of the above

  15. When an actor gets a part, what is the first task in the acting process?

    16. Your answer:
    to find a costume
    to memorize the lines
    to read and analyze the script
    to work on the characters outer aspects

  16. Which of the following is another term for the synthesis of the outer and inner aspects of a character?

    17. Your answer:
    interpretation
    integration
    centering
    performance