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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Theatre's New Testament.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?
(a) Kranikav.
(b) Stanislavski.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Wagner.

2. Who does Grotowski say asked the key methodological questions of acting in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Artaud.
(c) Stanislavski.
(d) Brecht.

3. What is the name of Grotowski's school?
(a) Theatre of Cruelty.
(b) The Actor's Studio.
(c) The Laboratory.
(d) The Box.

4. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?
(a) A producer.
(b) A ticket-taker.
(c) An actor.
(d) A director.

5. What training techniques of oriental theatre does Grotowski implement?
(a) Thai Opera.
(b) Balinese Opera.
(c) Peking Opera.
(d) Mejing Opera.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the interview "The Theatre's New Testament" made?

2. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?

3. What does the phrase, "Primum non nocere" mean?

4. The technique of the "holy actor" is _____.

5. Grotowski's "holy actor" does not sell his body but _____ .

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