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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Holy Theatre, part 1 (p 47 to 61).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A word is an end product which begins with what?
(a) An impulse.
(b) A motion.
(c) An idea.
(d) A thought.

2. Where did the author see a production in which a young actor "stood in front of a very old one and spoke and mimed the role with him like a reflection in a glass"?
(a) The West End.
(b) Broadway.
(c) Comedie Francaise.
(d) Theatre de Francaise.

3. What does the author contend that we have lost all sense of in modern times?
(a) Ritual.
(b) Worship.
(c) Nobility.
(d) Love.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Every work and every period has its own what?

2. Who does the author say is the most influential of modern writers?

3. The author writes that New York has potentially the best audience in the world, but they don't go to the theatre. Why?

4. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?

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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