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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the libretto for House of Flowers?
(a) James Jackson.
(b) Peter Brook.
(c) Truman Capote.
(d) Harold Clurman.

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

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."
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Super-human.
(c) Easy.
(d) Tangible.

4. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?
(a) Anarchy and poetry.
(b) Fear and desire.
(c) Love and hatred.
(d) Lust and rage.

5. Approximately how long is a rehearsal process in New York, according to the author?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Two months.
(d) One week.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author refer to Meyerhold's experiments as?

2. The author writes that in New York the most deadly element of the theatre is certainly what?

3. What is the climax of the theatre, which is not the climax of applause?

4. Of what does the author write, "three needs become one: it exists for the sake of performing, it earns its living through performing and its performances contain the most intense and intimate moments of its collective life"?

5. "The actor's work is never for _______, yet always is for one."

Short Essay Questions

1. What is "The Happening," and what difficulty does it pose?

2. What is a "deadly" actor, and what contributes to this?

3. How does boringness contribute to people attending Deadly Theatre?

4. What similarity ties the three artists whom the author discusses in "The Holy Theatre"?

5. What is the theory and concept behind "Theatre of Cruelty?"

6. How can one produce Shakespeare and not fall into the realm of "Deadly" theatre?

7. Who is the third theatre practitioner the author discusses regarding examples of Holy Theatre, and why?

8. What metaphor does the author use for the theatre in the first section of the book, and what is his meaning?

9. How does the author define "The Holy Theatre"?

10. How does "change" relate to the theatre and its success?

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