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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. Who "spent his life railing against the theatre of illusion, but his most treasured memories were of painted trees and forests and his eyes would light up as he described effects of trompe d'Å“il"?
(a) Gordon Craig.
(b) Meyerhold.
(c) Schindler.
(d) Stanislavsky.

2. In France, there are how many deadly ways of playing classical tragedy, according to the author?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

3. The author refers to Broadway not as a jungle, but a what?
(a) Man.
(b) Monster.
(c) Forest.
(d) Machine.

4. What play does the author describe his enjoying producing in America rather than in England?
(a) Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The Investigation.
(c) Hamlet.
(d) Marat/Sade.

5. When did the author first go to Stratford?
(a) 1954.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the author say is the most influential of modern writers?

2. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?

3. "By using language illogically, by introducing the ridiculous in speech and the fantastic in behaviour, an author of the __________ opens up for himself another vocabulary."

4. "A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of ______ to be engaged."

5. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?

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