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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through XI. The Theater of Cruelty (Second Manifesto).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Artaud compare actors of the "current" theater to in "The Theater and Cruelty"?
(a) Circus freaks.
(b) Puppets.
(c) Artisans.
(d) Religious leaders.

2. According to the author, "Our long habit of seeking _____ has made us forget the idea of a serious theater."
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Joy.
(c) Diversion.
(d) Realism.

3. The "gold" of the theater evokes in the spirit what, according to Artaud?
(a) True understanding.
(b) Answers to man's questions.
(c) Absolute and abstract purity.
(d) Poetry.

4. What is the title of the first act of Artaud's proposed production for the Theater of Cruelty?
(a) "Final Ship."
(b) "Blast of Cannons."
(c) "Evil Awaits."
(d) "Warning Signs."

5. Artaud claims in his Second Manifesto that the Theater of Cruelty will "stage events, not ____."
(a) Men.
(b) Trivial matters.
(c) Wars.
(d) Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his Second Manifesto, Artaud writes that "the Theater of Cruelty will address itself only to _____ man.

2. Artaud claims that the psychological theater descended from whom?

3. Artaud writes, "We are told that the Mysteries of ______ confined themselves to the mise en scene of a certain number of moral truths."

4. What is the name of the second act of Artaud's proposed production?

5. Artaud believes that in its current, Occidental interpretation, theater is limited to mimicking what through scripted dialogues?

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