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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. 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"?
(a) Broadway.
(b) Comedie Francaise.
(c) Theatre de Francaise.
(d) The West End.

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 Neighborhood Playhouse.
(b) The Stanislavsky Method.
(c) The Actor's Studio.
(d) The Stella Adler Studio.

3. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?
(a) Meisner.
(b) Adler.
(c) Meyerhold.
(d) Chekhov.

4. In France, there are how many deadly ways of playing classical tragedy, according to the author?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?

3. The author points out that the best dramatists explain themselves how (regarding stage direction)?

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

5. The theatre has often been called what?

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