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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II. Metaphysics and the Mise en Scène.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the year of the plague of which Artaud tells in "Theater and the Plague"?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1720.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1810.

2. In the Preface, Artaud writes of his belief that "no matter how loudly we clamor for magic in our lives, we are really _____ of pursuing an existence entirely under its influence and sign."
(a) Justified.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Incapable.
(d) Unwilling.

3. Artaud claims that while Occidental theater is focused on the psychological, Oriental theater focuses on what?
(a) The realistic.
(b) The metaphysical.
(c) The spiritual.
(d) The music.

4. In the Preface, Artaud contends we must "break through ________ in order to touch life to create or recreate the theater."
(a) Performance.
(b) Order.
(c) Reason.
(d) Language.

5. In what town does Artaud tell the story of the plague being foreseen by the viceroy?
(a) Amsterdam.
(b) Paris.
(c) Cagliari.
(d) Marseilles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the painting Artaud speaks of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

2. Artaud writes in the Preface that "A civilized man judges and is judged according to his" what?

3. Where does Artaud say "there is no art: things are made for use."

4. What "theater is based upon age-old traditions which have preserved intact the secrets of using gestures, intonations, and harmonies in relation to the senses"?

5. In what year was the original Le Theatre et son Double published?

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