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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The interview for "The Actor's Technique" with Grotowski was conducted by _____.
(a) Jacques Renoir.
(b) Denis Bablet.
(c) Sarah Pinzorski.
(d) Pierre Atrion.

2. When was the interview in "Towards a Poor Theatre" (Chapter 1) first published?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1965.

3. In "Actor's Training (1966)" it is stated that "if something is symmetrical it is not _____."
(a) Correct.
(b) Beautiful.
(c) Organic.
(d) Artistic.

4. The word "actress" and _____ were once synonymous.
(a) Chorus.
(b) Courtesan.
(c) Clown.
(d) Mime.

5. The cycle of exercises in "Stimulation of the Voice" from "Actor's Training (1966)," begins with _____.
(a) The stomach voice.
(b) The chest voice.
(c) The head voice.
(d) The back voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Grotowski say theorized that the theatre should be a synthesis of all the arts?

2. Who wrote "Akropolis"?

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

4. Whose rhythm exercises does Grotowski find most important?

5. What does Grotowski compare his work with actors to, as opposed to that of the artist or the scientist in "The Theatre's New Testament"?

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