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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 does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?
(a) A fight for truth.
(b) A true theatre of joy.
(c) A competition with film.
(d) A Deadly Theatre.

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

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

4. Who wrote the libretto for House of Flowers?
(a) Peter Brook.
(b) Truman Capote.
(c) Harold Clurman.
(d) James Jackson.

5. On the first day of rehearsal of what show did its composer, Harold Arlen, arrive wearing a blue cornflower, with champagne and presents for all?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Death of a Salesman.
(c) House of Flowers.
(d) Les Miserables.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is fast disappearing from modern-day life?

2. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?

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

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

5. The author writes of productions in Russia of classical Shakespearean works which rehearsed for how long, yet were unable to perform as well as a hack company?

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