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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. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) One week.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

2. What play does the author describe his enjoying producing in America rather than in England?
(a) The Investigation.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Marat/Sade.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

3. What does "Deadly Theatre" mean?
(a) Bad theatre.
(b) Intense theatre.
(c) Great theatre.
(d) Avant garde theatre.

4. The author writes, "Of course nowhere does the Deadly Theatre install itself so securely, so comfortably and so slyly as in the works of" whom?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Moliere.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Williams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."

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

3. What are audiences doing in "elevating something bad into a success"?

4. What play does the author use as an example of the actor's inability to play "adjectives"?

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

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