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

2. Who conducted the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter"?
(a) Mark Pintio.
(b) Naim Kattan.
(c) Sarah Sondheim.
(d) Denis Barbet.

3. The technique of the "courtesan actor" is _____.
(a) Transductive.
(b) Inductive.
(c) Deductive.
(d) Holy.

4. What does Grotowski refer to contemporary theatre, or "synthetic theatre" as in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?
(a) Rich Theatre.
(b) Contemporary Theatre.
(c) Artsy Theatre.
(d) Modern Theatre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Grotowski's school?

2. Grotowski states in "Theatre is an Encounter", that when we think of Chekhov, we think of his plays in whose style?

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

4. What does Grotowski say that plays in book form should be called in "Theatre is an Encounter"?

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

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