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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Deadly Theatre, part 2 (p. 30-46).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What play does the author use as an example of the actor's inability to play "adjectives"?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) King Lear.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) A Midsummer Night's Dream.

3. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?
(a) Pinter.
(b) Williams.
(c) Sletteland.
(d) Shepard.

4. According to the author, "the moment a lover speaks, or a king utters, we rush to give them a" what?
(a) Applause.
(b) Label.
(c) Necessity.
(d) Feeling.

5. The author points out that the best dramatists explain themselves how (regarding stage direction)?
(a) Intricately.
(b) The most.
(c) Creatively.
(d) The least.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes, "Years ago I saw a girl at the Actors' Studio approaching a speech of Lady Macbeth's by..." doing what?

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

3. Which production does the author refer to in Paris which was a flop, so they offered three free performances?

4. Every work and every period has its own what?

5. Which company is mentioned by the author as using time well, rehearsing approximately 12 months for performances?

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