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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. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Six weeks.

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. 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) Meyerhold.
(b) Schindler.
(c) Gordon Craig.
(d) Stanislavsky.

4. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".
(a) Expanding.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Struggling.
(d) Dwindling.

5. On the first day of rehearsal of what show did its composer, Harold Arlen, arrive wearing a blue cornflower, with champagne and presents for all?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Les Miserables.
(c) House of Flowers.
(d) Death of a Salesman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author contend that we have lost all sense of in modern times?

2. Who, according to the author, "was trained to reject cliché imitations of reality and to search for something more real in himself."

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

4. What is the theatre district in London called?

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

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