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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. The author says that we think of what as killing the theatre?
(a) Burlesque.
(b) Television.
(c) Art museums.
(d) Cinema.

2. What does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?
(a) A Deadly Theatre.
(b) A true theatre of joy.
(c) A fight for truth.
(d) A competition with film.

3. "A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of ______ to be engaged."
(a) Magnitude.
(b) Theatre.
(c) Art.
(d) Drama.

4. The author writes of an actor who studied the part of Hamlet for how many years and never played it because the director died before it was finished?
(a) Seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

5. When did the author first go to Stratford?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1954.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Brook, "We can try to capture the invisible but we must not lose touch" with what?

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

3. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?

4. Who theorized the "Theatre of Cruelty"?

5. In Grotowski's theory, "the act of performance is an act of" what?

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