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

2. "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) Paris and Sicily.
(c) Norway and Ireland.
(d) Budapest and Moscow.

3. "The job of shifting oneself totally from one character to another--a principle on which all of Shakespeare and all of Chekhov is built--is a _______ task at any time."
(a) Super-human.
(b) Incomprehensible.
(c) Easy.
(d) Tangible.

4. What is fast disappearing from modern-day life?
(a) Beliefs in ideals.
(b) Creative impulses.
(c) Understanding of truths.
(d) Imperial gestures.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The author writes that in New York the most deadly element of the theatre is certainly what?

4. What does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?

5. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?

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