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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Immediate Theatre, part 2 (p 134 to 157).
Multiple Choice Questions
1. "By using language illogically, by introducing the ridiculous in speech and the fantastic in behaviour, an author of the __________ opens up for himself another vocabulary."
(a) Avant garde Theatre.
(b) Theatre of the Absurd.
(c) Surrealist Theatre.
(d) Theatre of Realism.
2. According to the author, "the moment a lover speaks, or a king utters, we rush to give them a" what?
(a) Label.
(b) Applause.
(c) Feeling.
(d) Necessity.
3. There is often a call for performing the classics in what way?
(a) As they were written.
(b) Without regard to language.
(c) In a modern way.
(d) As they were performed.
4. The sort of play that Shakespeare offers us is never just what?
(a) A Rough play.
(b) An enlightened tale.
(c) A Holy play.
(d) A series of events.
5. After a production of Love Labour's Lost, what did the author throw out and never work with again?
(a) Ham actors.
(b) Lighting designers.
(c) Set designers.
(d) Written plans.
Short Answer Questions
1. "Just as in life the wearing of old clothes can start as defiance and turn into a posture, so ______ can become an end in itself."
2. Of what does the author describe, "the moment when the illogical breaks through our everyday understanding to make us open our eyes more widely"?
3. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
4. "Whenever one has a real critical flop, for the remainder of the run there is always a small audience of..." what?
5. Who once did a production of Love's Labour's Lost where the character called Constable Dull was dressed as a Victorian policeman because his name at once conjured up the typical figure of the London bobby?
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