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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through III. The Alchemical Theater.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his Preface, Artaud writes that "It is right that from time to time cataclysms occur which compel us to return to" what?
(a) Love.
(b) Order.
(c) Civilization.
(d) Nature.

2. Artaud writes in the Preface that "A civilized man judges and is judged according to his" what?
(a) Letters.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Behavior.
(d) Thoughts.

3. What is the mise en scene composed of?
(a) Psychological awareness.
(b) Poetry.
(c) Everything around production.
(d) Acting.

4. What is the duration of all of the great plagues, according to Artaud?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six years.
(d) Five months.

5. Where was the ship from that came to dock on the island of Artaud's metaphor?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Africa.
(c) Beirut.
(d) Istanbul.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the painter whom Artaud writes of in "Metaphysics and the Mise en Scene"?

2. 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"?

3. What animal does the author say has a mysterious affinity with the plague?

4. In the Preface, Artaud contends we must "break through ________ in order to touch life to create or recreate the theater."

5. What two organs are the most affected and atrophied by the plague?

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