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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Holy Theatre, part 1 (p 47 to 61).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A word is an end product which begins with what?
(a) An impulse.
(b) An idea.
(c) A motion.
(d) A thought.

2. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?
(a) Bad Theatre.
(b) Holy Theatre.
(c) Immediate Theatre.
(d) Deadly Theatre.

3. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?
(a) Formosa Opera Company.
(b) Xing Opera Company.
(c) Pekin Opera Company.
(d) Siam Opera Company.

4. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."
(a) Celebration.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Boringness.
(d) Spectacle.

5. The theatre has often been called what?
(a) A waste.
(b) A misery.
(c) A whore.
(d) A religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author points out that the best dramatists explain themselves how (regarding stage direction)?

2. What play does the author juxtapose against Peter Weiss' play for an example of clarity of meaning?

3. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?

4. What does the author refer to as "The Theatre of the Invisible-Made-Visible"?

5. The author contends that "we do not know how to celebrate, because we do not know ____ to celebrate."

(see the answer key)

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