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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Theatre is an Encounter, and Akropolis: Treatment of the Text.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?
(a) Brecht's.
(b) Dullin's.
(c) Delsarte's.
(d) Stanislavski's.

2. "Akropolis: Treatment of the Text" was written by the literary adviser to The Laboratory, named _____.
(a) Ludwik Grotowski.
(b) Michael Sosnowski.
(c) T.K. Wiewioroswki.
(d) Ludwik Flaszen.

3. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter" that he gravitates toward the great romantic poets of Poland, but also to the works of Calderon and _____.
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Homer.
(c) Marlowe.
(d) Socrates.

4. Grotowski claims in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) that there is not a contradiction between inner technique and _____.
(a) Artifice.
(b) Breathing.
(c) Physics.
(d) Psychic ability.

5. Where did Grotowski reset "Akropolis"?
(a) A scientist's laboratory.
(b) A dirt road.
(c) A concentration camp.
(d) A military prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Theatre's New Testament", Grotowski asserts that the work at The Laboratory has nothing to do with _____.

2. What does "he who once dreamed of becoming a playwright" usually end up as, according to Grotowski?

3. Who wrote the preface to "Towards a Poor Theatre"?

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

5. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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