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

2. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?
(a) Xing Opera Company.
(b) Formosa Opera Company.
(c) Pekin Opera Company.
(d) Siam Opera Company.

3. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."
(a) Magnitude.
(b) Authorship.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Actors.

4. The author points out that the best dramatists explain themselves how (regarding stage direction)?
(a) The most.
(b) Intricately.
(c) Creatively.
(d) The least.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".

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

3. There is often a call for performing the classics in what way?

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

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