For some people, “playing” is literally their profession -- not on a sports…
2025
For some people, “playing” is literally their profession -- not on a sports field, but in front of a camera or on a stage, bringing characters to life. Below are some names of famous people. Pick the name whose profession is described, in its own professional language, as “playing” a role or a character.
- A.
Ajeet Yogi
- B.
Michael Jordan
- C.
Jack Nicholson
- D.
Steve Jobs
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Correct answer: C
The question defines its own rule: the answer is the profession that is professionally described -- in the industry's own working vocabulary, not merely in casual conversation -- using the verb “play”, applied to a role or a character. This is the standard trade term for one specific craft: on-screen or on-stage performance, where a performer is professionally said to “play” a character or “play” a role.
Applying that rule to each name:
A professional basketball player's profession is described with the sport's own vocabulary of competing, scoring, and winning matches -- not with “playing a role” or “playing a character”.
A yoga teacher's profession is described with words like instruction, practice, and guidance -- unconnected to “playing a role”.
A film actor's profession is the one described, in the industry's own working vocabulary, as “playing a character” or “playing a role” -- exactly the wording the question specifies.
A technology entrepreneur's profession is described with words like founding, building, and leading a company -- unconnected to “playing a role”.
Only the film actor's profession is described by industry vocabulary as “playing a role or a character”, so Jack Nicholson, the only actor among the four names, is the correct choice.