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Worksheets5 Acting Techniques
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who's Method of acting asks actors to evoke in themselves the emotions and experiences of the character they are portraying using Emotional Memory?
a)
Constantin Stanislavski
b)
David Mamet & William H Macy
c)
Viola Spolin
d)
Lee Strasberg
2.
Who developed the psycho-physical technique of acting called The Psychological Gesture?
a)
Michael Chekhov
b)
Anton Chekhov
c)
Anton Yelchin
d)
Constantin Stanislavski
3.
A character's long term goal is called the
a)
Objective
b)
Circumstance
c)
Psychological Gesture
d)
Super Objective
4.
According to Stanislavski, what is the actor's greatest enemy?
a)
Relaxation
b)
Imagination
c)
Tension
d)
The Script
5.
Who's System is the most widely used and accepted acting technique of all time?
a)
Uta Hagen
b)
Constantin Stanislavski
c)
Michael Chekhov
d)
Stella Adler
6.
Which acting technique focuses on Relaxation, Concentration, Given Circumstances, The Magic If, and Action?
a)
The Stanislavski System
b)
The Psychological Gesture
c)
Practical Aesthetics
d)
Viola Spolin's Theatre Games
7.
In The Psychological Gesture, each character has a _____________ that acts as the source of all impulses and desires.
a)
Core
b)
Goal
c)
Body
d)
Center
8.
When an actor focuses on the physical characteristics of the character before trying to create an emotional response, the technique is called ______________.
a)
Inside-out
b)
Outside-In
c)
Upside-down
d)
Downside-up
9.
Who's technique focuses on transforming complicated theatre techniques and conventions into game form.
a)
Michael Chekhov
b)
Viola Spolin
c)
Lee Strasberg
d)
Stella Adler
10.
In Viola Spolin's technique, unhampered knowledge beyond the sensory equipment – physical and mental is called ______.
a)
Intuition
b)
The Want
c)
The Center
d)
Transformation
11.
Using all of the senses to recall a memory or experience in full detail is _____________.
a)
The Magic If
b)
Sensory Recall
c)
Given Circumstances
d)
Communication
12.
In The Psychological Gesture, the actor uses imagination to visualize the character’s physical appearance that has resulted from their life experience and physiological makeup. This is called the _________.
a)
Objective
b)
Imaginary Body
c)
Gimme Theory
d)
Affective Memory
13.
Who's technique directly involves the audience and allows them to actively participate in the process?
a)
Stanislavski
b)
Hagen
c)
Adler
d)
Spolin
14.
The idea that one can feel completely alone in a public place is ______________.
a)
Given Circumstance
b)
Public Solitude
c)
The Magic If
d)
The Gimme Theory
15.
When an actor remembers a situation when he/she felt the same emotions as their character in order to feel the emotion again, they are using _______.
a)
Emotional Memory
b)
Non Verbal Communication
c)
The Magic If
d)
Given Circumstance
16.
In Method Acting, the actor compares what is going on with the character with something that has happened in their personal life. This is called _____________.
a)
Transfiguration
b)
Substitution
c)
Equality
d)
Affective Memory
17.
What is the name of the non-profit workshop for actors that Lee Strasberg opened in 1947?
a)
The Actor's Nightmare
b)
The Yale School of Drama
c)
The Actor's Studio
d)
The American Conservatory
18.
The acting technique created by playwright, David Mamet and actor, William H. Macy is called ______.
a)
Practical Aesthetics
b)
The Psychological Gesture
c)
The Method
d)
The Stanislavski System
19.
Which of these books is considered "the improv bible."
a)
My Life in Art by Stanislavski
b)
Improvisation for the Theatre by Spolin
c)
A Dream of Passion by Strasberg
d)
On The Technique of Acting by Chekhov
20.
Which acting technique focuses on analyzing the script to find: The Literal, The Want, The Essential Action, and the As-If?
a)
The Method
b)
The Stanislavski System
c)
Practical Aesthetics
d)
Viola Spolin's Theatre Games
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