Câu 30: PRAXIS Reading Section: Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) - Reading Section

Read the following passages and answer the question. Passage 1. Because it is filled with contradictions, performance is also filled with risk. This is the domain of stage fright. The actor is aware that appearing in front of an audience is a scary proposition. Maintaining the reality of the character is, in itself, a fragile affair; it demands of the actor a series of complex transformations. The actor has the unique problem of hiding and showing at the same time. The actor's conscious fear is not about making a mistake, but about allowing the audience to see something that it is not supposed to see: namely, the performer's fear, or stage fright. Passage 2. The term `stage fright` has largely dropped out of use, because we know now that dwelling on something this malevolent gives it power. If I tell you not to be afraid, you may dwell on your fear. If I say, do not think of fast-food burgers under any circumstances, a line of them will parade through your mind. The key to most fears is substitution. On the simplest level, you replace the ogre with something less menacing to fill your consciousness. If you will imagine yourself to be a host rather than an actor, and think more about the comfort of your listeners than their verdicts, everything will fall into place. How do the passages view stage fright in relation to human behavior in general?

1. A. Passage 1 attributes stage fright to an individual's personal problems, whereas Passage 2 believes stage fright is caused by social problems.
2. B. Passage 1 sees stage fright as normal and healthy, while Passage 2 sees stage fright as an extreme reaction.
3. C. Passage 1 emphasizes that situations unique to the theater cause stage fright, whereas Passage 2 views stage fright as similar in one way to most others — đáp án hiện tại
4. D. Both passages view stage fright as a phenomenon that people experience in everyday life.
5. E. Both passages view stage fright as part of a phase actors go through in their lives.