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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 does the author say is the most influential of modern writers?
(a) Merce Cunningham.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Bertolt Brecht.
(d) Clifford Odets.

2. The author contends that the whole of pop music is a series of what on a level to which we have access?
(a) Journeys.
(b) Rituals.
(c) Superficiality.
(d) Discoveries.

3. "When the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear toured through Europe, the production was steadily improving and the best performances lay between" where?
(a) Moscow and Ukraine.
(b) Norway and Ireland.
(c) Budapest and Moscow.
(d) Paris and Sicily.

4. Which company is mentioned by the author as using time well, rehearsing approximately 12 months for performances?
(a) The National Theatre.
(b) The Berliner Ensemble.
(c) The Pekin Opera.
(d) Comedie Francaise.

5. The author writes that "the theatre of the Absurd did not seek the ____ for its own sake."
(a) Realism.
(b) Truth.
(c) Unreal.
(d) Glory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?

3. What is the name of Peter Weiss' play about Auschwitz, which the author uses in example?

4. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?

5. 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"?

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