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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 used to be the great symbol of a whole school of theatre?
(a) The stage.
(b) The footlights.
(c) The orchestra.
(d) The Curtain.

2. What is fast disappearing from modern-day life?
(a) Imperial gestures.
(b) Creative impulses.
(c) Beliefs in ideals.
(d) Understanding of truths.

3. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?
(a) Lust and rage.
(b) Anarchy and poetry.
(c) Fear and desire.
(d) Love and hatred.

4. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?
(a) Meisner.
(b) Adler.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Meyerhold.

5. Of what play does the author write, "The optimism of the lady buried in the ground is not a virtue, it is the element that blinds her to the truth of her situation"?
(a) Happy Days.
(b) Endgame.
(c) Krapp's Last Tape.
(d) Waiting for Godot.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Rough Theatre deals with men's what?

2. There is often a call for performing the classics in what way?

3. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?

4. The author believes the science of theatre building demands studying what it is, which brings about the most what?

5. What is the climax of the theatre, which is not the climax of applause?

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