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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Rough Theatre, part 1 (p. 73 to 92).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the theatre district in London called?
(a) West End.
(b) East End.
(c) Broadway.
(d) SoHo.

2. The author says that we think of what as killing the theatre?
(a) Burlesque.
(b) Cinema.
(c) Art museums.
(d) Television.

3. What "can be anywhere, any time, of any duration: nothing is required, nothing is taboo"?
(a) A Happening.
(b) An emotional moment.
(c) An ordeal.
(d) A violent outbreak.

4. Brook claims there are two ways of "speaking about the human condition: there is the process of inspiration" and the process of what?
(a) Fear.
(b) Desire.
(c) Honest vision.
(d) Truth.

5. "In Grotowski's terminology, the actor allows a role to '_____' him."
(a) Engulf.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Penetrate.
(d) Embody.

Short Answer Questions

1. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?

2. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."

3. What does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?

4. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

5. The author opines that "today the theatre of doubting, of unease, of trouble, of alarm, seems truer than the theatre" with what?

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