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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 of productions in Russia of classical Shakespearean works which rehearsed for how long, yet were unable to perform as well as a hack company?
(a) One year.
(b) Six years.
(c) Five months.
(d) Two years.

2. Who "spent his life railing against the theatre of illusion, but his most treasured memories were of painted trees and forests and his eyes would light up as he described effects of trompe d'Å“il"?
(a) Meyerhold.
(b) Stanislavsky.
(c) Schindler.
(d) Gordon Craig.

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

4. The author writes that "the theatre of the Absurd did not seek the ____ for its own sake."
(a) Realism.
(b) Truth.
(c) Glory.
(d) Unreal.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. "When we accept Beckett's statement as it is, then suddenly all is _______."

2. 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"?

3. Which production does the author refer to in Paris which was a flop, so they offered three free performances?

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

5. There is often a call for performing the classics in what way?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the author compare the "deadly theatre" to the "deadly bore?"

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

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

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

7. Describe the qualities which contribute to Deadly Theatre.

8. How does the author tie Haitian voodoo to the art of performance?

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

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

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