Read the following passages and answer the question.

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.

In the context of Passage 1, the phrase "Maintaining the reality of the character" most directly refers to:
A . believing oneself to be the character
B . playing the character in a way that resembles real life
C . presenting to the audience only behavior relevant to the character
D . showing the audience how the character sees a situation
E . keeping the character from becoming purely imaginative

Answer: C

Explanation:

Passage 1 suggests that “maintaining the reality of the character” involves the “unique problem of hiding and showing at the same time”. The text further suggests that the actor must not allow “the audience to see something it is not supposed to see: namely, the performer’s fear, or stage fright”. This suggests that the actor must hide things that do not relate to the character and, by extension, show the audience only behavior relevant to the character.