The Method (Or Method Acting) Did Not Make a Major

question 38

Multiple Choice

The method (or method acting) did not make a major impact on Hollywood until the 1950s because

• A) the studios were reliant on the star system and were not interested in the process of acting.
• B) the Moscow Art Theater would not share its secret approach to acting.
• C) the experimental Group Theater denounced its tenets.
• D) Stella Adler was developing a rival approach to acting.
• E) Hollywood was fearful of anything associated with the Soviet Union.

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