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

2. 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) Les Miserables.
(c) House of Flowers.
(d) Death of a Salesman.

3. "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) Easy.
(c) Super-human.
(d) Tangible.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What play does the author juxtapose against Peter Weiss' play for an example of clarity of meaning?

3. The author refers to Broadway not as a jungle, but a what?

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. 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."

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