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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. The author believes the science of theatre building demands studying what it is, which brings about the most what?
(a) Connectedness with the stage and audience.
(b) Holiness.
(c) Separation of the spectators.
(d) Vivid relationship between people.

2. "If rehearsals are short, ______ is inevitable--but everyone deplores it, naturally," according to the author.
(a) No direction.
(b) Foregoing truth.
(c) Type-casting.
(d) Casting.

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

4. Which production of Genet's did the author direct in Paris where it was necessary to mix actors of very different backgrounds?
(a) Ubu Roi.
(b) The Balcony.
(c) Waiting for Godot.
(d) The Emperor's Theme.

5. Who does the author say is the most influential of modern writers?
(a) Merce Cunningham.
(b) Tennessee Williams.
(c) Clifford Odets.
(d) Bertolt Brecht.

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. In the cinema, who, according to the author, has single-handedly brought about a revolution by showing how relative the reality of a photographed scene can be?

3. The author opines that "today the theatre of doubting, of unease, of trouble, of alarm, seems truer than the theatre" with what?

4. The author writes, "In Haitian voodoo, all you need to begin a ceremony is a ____ and people."

5. Who challenged Stanislavsky, proposing a different style of playing?

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