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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Skara Speech.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that on the stage, "we often detect a lack of harmony because the actors don't _____ their partners."
(a) Touch.
(b) See.
(c) Listen to.
(d) Like.

2. What is the first exercise in "Warming Up" from "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)"?
(a) Rhythmical walking while arms and hands rotate.
(b) Walk with knees bent, gripping the ankles.
(c) Walk with knees bent, hands on hips.
(d) Running on tiptoe.

3. What is at the core of theatre and performance, according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) The encounter.
(b) The beat.
(c) The text.
(d) The conflict.

4. What director proposed an autonomous theatre "vis-à-vis literature," according to Grotowski in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Meyerhold.
(b) Artaud.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Chekhov.

5. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Mise en scène.
(b) Dramatic literature.
(c) Encounter.
(d) Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that the "whole secret" is "Stimulations, impulses, and _____."

2. Section B of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are based upon the work of _____.

3. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?

4. Grotowski says in "Skara Speech" that he has underlined the fact through the workshop that there are no impulses or reactions without _____.

5. Part III of "Actor's Training (1959 - 1962)" are what kind of exercises?

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