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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dr Faustus: Textual Montage.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What act and scene in the original script of "Dr. Faustus" does Grotowski's version begin with?
(a) Act 5, Scene 2.
(b) Act 3, Scene 1.
(c) Act 5, Scene 1.
(d) Act 4, Scene 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grotowski say that he and his actors are trying to avoid in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1)?

2. 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 _____.

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

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

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

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