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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "The Theatre's New Testament," Grotowski says, "The elaboration of artificiality is a question of _____ - sounds and gestures - which evoke associations in the psyche of the audience."
(a) Signals.
(b) Archetypes.
(c) Ideograms.
(d) Holograms.

2. What did the actors wear in the production of "Akropolis"?
(a) Military uniforms.
(b) Gowns.
(c) Togas.
(d) Bags.

3. Who is the author of "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Marlowe.
(b) Calderon.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Artaud.

4. Where does the action of "Akropolis" take place in the text?
(a) A Cracow cathedral.
(b) A ship.
(c) A prison.
(d) A Spanish cathedral.

5. Whom does the Angel struggle with in "Akropolis"?
(a) Michael.
(b) Jacob.
(c) Peter.
(d) John.

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

7. Grotowski talks of catharsis in comparing how the audience feels for Creon versus _____.
(a) Pandora.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Athena.

8. When did the interview for "Theatre is an Encounter" take place?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1969.

9. Where was "Dr Faustus: Textual Montage" first published as an article?
(a) Paris Drama Review.
(b) Tulane Drama Review.
(c) Los Angeles Drama Review.
(d) New York Drama Review.

10. Who developed a system of synthesis that Grotowski adopted for the actor?
(a) Kritinkov.
(b) Vanslav.
(c) Vakhtanghov.
(d) Chariknov.

11. What do the people surrounding the Prince wear in "The Constant Prince"?
(a) Robes.
(b) Military uniforms.
(c) Gowns.
(d) Togas.

12. What was the theory of the theatre, which was created by Artaud?
(a) Method Acting.
(b) Theatre of cruelty.
(c) Alienation effect.
(d) Performance art.

13. Who is the critic whose review of "The Constant Prince" is contained in the book?
(a) Josef Kelera.
(b) Denis Robans.
(c) Josef Schwartz.
(d) Michael Cleauson.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grotowski define as "the ability to concentrate in a particular theatrical way and can be attained with a minimum of good-will"?

2. Who played the role of the King in Grotowski's production of "The Constant Prince"?

3. The two fundamental elements that define theatre to Grotowski are the actor and the _____.

4. What Polish Romantic poet transcribed the version of "The Constant Prince" which Grotowski produced?

5. Who did Artaud write a letter to which said, "I am not entirely myself?"

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