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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. "A director dealing with elements that exist outside of himself can cheat himself into thinking his work more ______ than it is."
(a) Objective.
(b) Subjective.
(c) Honest.
(d) True.

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

3. What is the theatre district in London called?
(a) Broadway.
(b) East End.
(c) SoHo.
(d) West End.

4. What form of theatre does the author discuss first in the book?
(a) Immediate Theatre.
(b) Bad Theatre.
(c) Holy Theatre.
(d) Deadly Theatre.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What era was a thriving point for Jouvet and Bérard, Jean-Louis Barrault, Clave at the ballet, Don Juan, Amphitryon, La Folk de Chaillot, Carmen, and others?

2. With whom did the author institute a group with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre called the Theatre of Cruelty?

3. "The job of shifting oneself totally from one character to another--a principle on which all of Shakespeare and all of Chekhov is built--is a _______ task at any time."

4. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."

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

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