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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. The author writes, "In Haitian voodoo, all you need to begin a ceremony is a ____ and people."
(a) Stage.
(b) Drum.
(c) Pole.
(d) Ritual.

2. Who theorized the "Theatre of Cruelty"?
(a) Bertolt Brecht.
(b) Antoine Artaud.
(c) Jerzy Grotowski.
(d) Merce Cunningham.

3. The author writes, "Years ago I saw a girl at the Actors' Studio approaching a speech of Lady Macbeth's by..." doing what?
(a) Standing on a cliff.
(b) Screaming loudly.
(c) Pretending to be a tree.
(d) Weeping uncontrollably.

4. What group is led by Julian Beck and Judith Malina?
(a) The Theatre of Cruelty.
(b) The Dead Theatre.
(c) The Living Theatre.
(d) The Laboratory.

5. The author says of Deadly Theatre, that "just the right degree of _______ is a reassuring guarantee of a worthwhile event."
(a) Boringness.
(b) Celebration.
(c) Intellectualism.
(d) Spectacle.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the first day of rehearsal of what show did its composer, Harold Arlen, arrive wearing a blue cornflower, with champagne and presents for all?

2. With whom did the author institute a group with the Royal Shakespeare Theatre called the Theatre of Cruelty?

3. What "can be anywhere, any time, of any duration: nothing is required, nothing is taboo"?

4. The author writes, "Of course nowhere does the Deadly Theatre install itself so securely, so comfortably and so slyly as in the works of" whom?

5. Which Chinese Opera Company came to London and retained touch with its sources, creating something new every night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Does "Holy Theatre" mean serious theatre? Why or why not?

5. Describe the qualities which contribute to Deadly Theatre.

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

7. What does the author say of Artaud's contribution to "The Holy Theatre"?

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

9. What is "The Living Theatre"?

10. What does the author say about New York theatre and its economic focus?

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