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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Immediate Theatre, part 1 (p 110 to 134).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "In Grotowski's terminology, the actor allows a role to '_____' him."
(a) Penetrate.
(b) Swallow.
(c) Engulf.
(d) Embody.

2. The author writes that, "All through the world theatre audiences are ______".
(a) Suffering.
(b) Struggling.
(c) Expanding.
(d) Dwindling.

3. What British playwright does the author laud, who also works as a director and performer?
(a) Shepard.
(b) Williams.
(c) Sletteland.
(d) Pinter.

4. The author points out that the best dramatists explain themselves how (regarding stage direction)?
(a) The least.
(b) Intricately.
(c) The most.
(d) Creatively.

5. In Grotowski's theory, "the act of performance is an act of" what?
(a) Sacrifice.
(b) Love.
(c) Murder.
(d) Outrage.

Short Answer Questions

1. The aim of acting exercises and improvisation in rehearsals is always the same, according to the actor, which is what?

2. "Brecht recognized this and in his last years he surprised his associates by saying that the theatre must be ____."

3. According to the author, with most experimental products, "______ is their complaint and their excuse."

4. In which Shakespearean play is a main character named Cornelia?

5. 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"?

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