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Stanislavski - GCSE

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Units and Objectives are:

a)

A way of dividing the script and assigning motivations/actions to characters

b)

A way of experimenting with pace in a scene

c)

A way of using proxemics to communicate character relationships

d)

What lies underneath the text

2.

What is the purpose of the 'fourth wall' in Naturalism?

a)

To maintain the suspension of disbelief for the audience

b)

To remind the audience that they are watching a play

c)

To allow the audience to be a part of the action of the play

d)

To allow the play to be performed in-the-round

3.

Given circumstances are:

a)

All of the information you know about the character from the play and the context

b)

Information which you create about the character

c)

The subtext of a scene

d)

What the character says in the scene

4.

Subtext is:

a)

What lies underneath the actual lines

b)

All of the information we know about the character

c)

Completely opposed to what the character is actually saying

d)

A way to apply your own memories to your character

5.

What is the 'Magic If'?

a)

The ability to apply all of the information you know about your character

b)

The ability to recall your own memories and apply them to your character

c)

The ability to change the pace of a scene

d)

The ability to imagine yourself in the situation your character is in

6.

What is 'Emotion Memory'?

a)

The ability to apply all of the information you know about your character

b)

The ability to recall your own memories and apply them to your character

c)

The ability to change the pace of a scene

d)

The ability to imagine yourself in the situation your character is in

7.

"What would I do if I found myself in this (the character's) circumstance, is known as what?

a)

The #1 Rule

b)

The Magic If

c)

The Stanislavski System

d)

The One

8.

Stanislavski asked actors to split scenes into ______________ to help them identify what their character wants in the scene.

a)

Chunks

b)

Objectives

c)

Measures

d)

Lines

9.

How did Stanislavski describe the first circle of attention?

a)

The isolation zone

b)

The isolation zone

c)

Solitude in public

d)

The empty space

10.

What's the difference between an objective and a super-objective?

a)

An objective is the driving force for one action whereas the super-objective is the character's overriding objective through the play

b)

An objective is a plan and a super-objective is a bigger plan

c)

An objective is a reason for doing something and a super-objective is a better idea

d)

When an actor has to play a sad scene