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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. In which traditional theatre do actors pass knowledge orally from father to son?
(a) Noh Theatre.
(b) Indian Theatre.
(c) Shakespearean Theatre.
(d) French Theatre.

2. Whose "theatre is as close as anyone has got to Artaud's ideal"?
(a) Brook's.
(b) Beckett's.
(c) Grotowski's.
(d) Cunningham's.

3. What is the climax of the theatre, which is not the climax of applause?
(a) The climax of intent.
(b) The climax of fear.
(c) The climax of silence.
(d) The climax of relief.

4. According to the author, "to imitate the externals of acting only perpetuates" what?
(a) Baseness.
(b) Falseness.
(c) Style.
(d) Manner.

5. "There is eventually a need for _______ to reach the ultimate compactness and focus that collective work is almost obliged to miss."
(a) Magnitude.
(b) Actors.
(c) Authorship.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. In America, the author writes, "Years ago, ______ came into being to give a faith and continuity to those unhappy artists who were being so rapidly thrown in and out of work."

2. What artist does the author refer to as a visionary who leads a theatre company in Poland?

3. What does the "inner man" express only in his words?

4. According to the author, "the moment a lover speaks, or a king utters, we rush to give them a" what?

5. What does the author say is nonexistent in today's world?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the director's principle responsibilities in the process of creating/producing theatre?

2. What role does the critic play in the world of theatre?

3. Describe Brook's "Theatre of Cruelty." Whose concepts and theories was this based upon?

4. Describe the qualities which contribute to Deadly Theatre.

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

6. What are the four forms of theatre the author discusses, and where can they be found?

7. What playwright does the author write of whose work transcends the absurd?

8. What is "The Living Theatre"?

9. What American dancer does the author discuss, and what does his work entail?

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

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