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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Holy Theatre, part 2 (p 61-72).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the author refer to as "The Theatre of the Invisible-Made-Visible"?
(a) The Immediate Theatre.
(b) The Holy Theatre.
(c) The Dead Theatre.
(d) The Living Theatre.

3. Every work and every period has its own what?
(a) Eloquence.
(b) Mannerism.
(c) Style.
(d) Cadence.

4. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which production does the author refer to in Paris which was a flop, so they offered three free performances?

2. What are audiences doing in "elevating something bad into a success"?

3. What group is led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina?

4. The theatre is "the last forum" where what is still an open question?

5. What play does the author use as an example of the actor's inability to play "adjectives"?

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