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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the final act of Artaud's proposed production?

2. According to Artaud, what the athlete depends upon in ______ is what the actor depends upon in shouting a passionate curse.

3. In his Second Manifesto, Artaud describes the themes for the Theater of Cruelty as based on the ________ of ancient civilizations from all over the world.

4. Every breath has how many kinds of time?

5. What is the first note titled in "Two Notes"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Artaud's subject of his second note in "Two Notes"?

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

3. What does Artaud write of in his third letter of "Letters on Language," which follows the publication of his Manifesto?

4. In Artaud's "Letters on Language," he insists that the task of "mise en scène" must not be subordinated to spoken or written words as if this task was simply an accessory to theater. What does this mean?

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

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

7. What does Artaud write in his "Letters on Language" regarding the psychology of characters?

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

9. What are the different types of breathing the author refers to?

10. Who is Hieronymous Bosch and why does Artaud write about him in "The Theater of Cruelty"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the key points Artaud makes in "No More Masterpieces." Who does he refer to as the authors of these works? Why does he believe they should be disregarded?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Alchemical Theater," the author uses another metaphor. Describe this metaphor as it applies to the theater.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the term "Mise en Scene." What does this term mean? How does Artaud describe it? Of what importance is it to The Theater of Cruelty?

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