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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through VI. No More Masterpieces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Balinese theater, all sounds are linked to what?
(a) Gestures.
(b) Magic.
(c) Vocal tones.
(d) Emotions.

2. Artaud writes that true theater arises out of an organized what?
(a) Suspension of disbelief.
(b) Anarchy.
(c) Structure.
(d) Lie.

3. Artaud suggests that "true theater" should not mirror human life but instead should evoke what?
(a) A world of the gods and goddesses of old.
(b) Heaven and Hell.
(c) A world of artistic vision.
(d) A reality where humans must have little influence or effect.

4. Of the performers of the Balinese theater, Artaud writes, "They are like huge _____ full of lines and segments drawn to connect them with an unknown natural perspective of which they seem nothing more than a, kind of detached geometry."
(a) Monsters.
(b) Men.
(c) Insects.
(d) Gods.

5. What animal does the author say has a mysterious affinity with the plague?
(a) Cows.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Swine.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In "Oriental and Occidental Theater," the author writes, "if we restrict theater to what happens between cues, we have still not managed to separate it from the idea of a ________."

4. Of what does Artaud say needs not to change before theater is renewed, but the reverse is true?

5. What is the mise en scene composed of?

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