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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. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?
(a) Creative explosion.
(b) Artistic risks.
(c) Finding truth.
(d) True impulse.

2. 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 Neighborhood Playhouse.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Stanislavsky Method.

3. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?
(a) Style.
(b) Falseness.
(c) Manner.
(d) Baseness.

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

5. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?
(a) Holy Theatre.
(b) Bad Theatre.
(c) Immediate Theatre.
(d) Deadly Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes that New York has potentially the best audience in the world, but they don't go to the theatre. Why?

2. "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."

3. Who wrote the libretto for House of Flowers?

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

5. Where did the author see a production in which a young actor "stood in front of a very old one and spoke and mimed the role with him like a reflection in a glass"?

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