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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. "When the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of King Lear toured through Europe, the production was steadily improving and the best performances lay between" where?
(a) Paris and Sicily.
(b) Budapest and Moscow.
(c) Moscow and Ukraine.
(d) Norway and Ireland.

2. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."
(a) Spectacle.
(b) Intellectualism.
(c) Boringness.
(d) Celebration.

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

4. What play does the author describe his enjoying producing in America rather than in England?
(a) Marat/Sade.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) The Investigation.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?

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

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

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"?

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

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