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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Deadly Theatre, part 2 (p. 30-46).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?
(a) Finding truth.
(b) Creative explosion.
(c) True impulse.
(d) Artistic risks.

2. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?
(a) Holy Theatre.
(b) Immediate Theatre.
(c) Bad Theatre.
(d) Deadly Theatre.

3. The author writes of productions in Russia of classical Shakespearean works which rehearsed for how long, yet were unable to perform as well as a hack company?
(a) One year.
(b) Two years.
(c) Five months.
(d) Six years.

4. "On Broadway ticket prices are continually rising and, ironically, as each season grows more disastrous, each season's hit" does what?
(a) Makes less money.
(b) Makes more money.
(c) Gets raves.
(d) Bombs.

5. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."
(a) Authorship.
(b) Magnitude.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Actors.

Short Answer Questions

1. "When the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear toured through Europe, the production was steadily improving and the best performances lay between" where?

2. What does "Deadly Theatre" mean?

3. In America, the author writes, "Years ago, ______ came into being to give a faith and continuity to those unhappy artists who were being so rapidly thrown in and out of work."

4. Which production does the author refer to in Paris which was a flop, so they offered three free performances?

5. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?

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