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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 which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?
(a) Indian Theatre.
(b) French Theatre.
(c) Noh Theatre.
(d) Shakespearean Theatre.

2. Which company is mentioned by the author as using time well, rehearsing approximately 12 months for performances?
(a) The Berliner Ensemble.
(b) The National Theatre.
(c) Comedie Francaise.
(d) The Pekin Opera.

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

4. "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) Incomprehensible.
(b) Tangible.
(c) Easy.
(d) Super-human.

5. Within a constrained time allotted for rehearsal, what cannot occur, according to the author?
(a) True impulse.
(b) Finding truth.
(c) Artistic risks.
(d) Creative explosion.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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."

2. The theatre has often been called what?

3. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?

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

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

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