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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 whore.
(b) A religion.
(c) A misery.
(d) A waste.

2. What is the theatre district in London called?
(a) Broadway.
(b) East End.
(c) West End.
(d) SoHo.

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

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

5. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?
(a) Shakespearean Theatre.
(b) French Theatre.
(c) Indian Theatre.
(d) Noh Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

4. In France, there are how many deadly ways of playing classical tragedy, according to the author?

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

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