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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. In America, the author writes, "Years ago, ______ came into being to give a faith and continuity to those unhappy artists who were being so rapidly thrown in and out of work."
(a) The Stella Adler Studio.
(b) The Stanislavsky Method.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Neighborhood Playhouse.

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

3. Whose speech in Shakespeare holds the line, "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter," despite the fact that the character who speaks it is considered "wicked"?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Goneril.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Desdemona.

4. What are audiences doing in "elevating something bad into a success"?
(a) Cheating themselves.
(b) Being idiots.
(c) Lying to the authors.
(d) Cheating the critics.

5. What is the name of Peter Weiss' play about Auschwitz, which the author uses in example?
(a) The Investigation.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Final Hour.
(d) The Diary of Anne Frank.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author refers to Broadway not as a jungle, but a what?

2. What play does the author describe his enjoying producing in America rather than in England?

3. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

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. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?

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