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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who appears with his men like giants alongside their tiny vessels in Act 1 of Artaud's proposed production?
(a) D'Ablo.
(b) Hurez.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Cortez.

2. What second film does Artaud mention in his first note of "Two Notes"?
(a) "The General."
(b) "The Tramp."
(c) "Animal Crackers."
(d) "Monkey Business."

3. In "An Affective Athleticism," the author writes, "The actor is an athlete of the ____."
(a) Soul.
(b) Body.
(c) Heart.
(d) Mind.

4. In his first letter of "Letters on Cruelty," Artaud writes, "I do not systematically cultivate _____."
(a) Cruelty.
(b) Bloodshed.
(c) Fear.
(d) Horror.

5. In his "Letters on Cruelty," Artaud writes of who, which "carts off vanquished princes and makes them his slaves"?
(a) Ethiopian Ras.
(b) Nazis.
(c) Colonizers.
(d) Egyptian kings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the word "cruelty," Artaud writes in his letters that the word represents "irreversible and absolute" what?

2. What film does the author discuss in his first note of "Two Notes"?

3. In his second letter of "Letters on Language," Artaud states that he finds the duality between author and _____ in the context of theater totally absurd, since there should be no difference between them."

4. In his second letter from "Letters on Language," Artaud states, "My plays have nothing to do with ______ improvisations."

5. In his second letter from "Letters on Language," Artaud underlines the fact that _____ precede language.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Artaud's subject in his first note from "Two Notes"?

2. Discuss Artaud's feelings about the cinema as he describes them in "The Theater of Cruelty."

3. Describe how Artaud defines the images and movement of the "Theater of Cruelty" in his second manifesto.

4. What is the author's criticism of the performance he writes of in the second of "Two Notes"?

5. How does Artaud describe the correlation between actions and language in his "Letters on Language"?

6. Discuss and describe Artaud's depiction of lighting for the Theater of Cruelty in the First Manifesto.

7. In Artaud's first letter in "Letters on Cruelty," who is he writing to and what is his principle subject?

8. To whom is Artaud's third letter written in "Letters on Cruelty"? What is the author's tone in this letter? Why?

9. Describe the events of the first two acts of "The Conquest of Mexico."

10. Discuss the themes and content of the "Theater of Cruelty" based on the second manifesto. What is the spectacle like?

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