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

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

3. 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?
(a) Two years.
(b) Five months.
(c) One year.
(d) Six years.

4. Whose speech in Shakespeare holds the line, "Sir, I love you more than words can wield the matter," despite the fact that the character who speaks it is considered "wicked"?
(a) Desdemona.
(b) Goneril.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Juliet.

5. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?
(a) Meyerhold.
(b) Meisner.
(c) Chekhov.
(d) Adler.

Short Answer Questions

1. The theatre has often been called what?

2. What is the theatre district in London called?

3. Which company is mentioned by the author as using time well, rehearsing approximately 12 months for performances?

4. "On Broadway ticket prices are continually rising and, ironically, as each season grows more disastrous, each season's hit" does what?

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

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