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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 that New York has potentially the best audience in the world, but they don't go to the theatre. Why?
(a) The work is too shabby.
(b) The creative impulse doesn't exist.
(c) The lack of culture.
(d) The price is too high.

2. "In the theatre, the tendency for centuries has been to put the actor" where?
(a) In the air.
(b) Close to us.
(c) On a screen.
(d) At a remote distance.

3. According to the author, with most experimental products, "______ is their complaint and their excuse."
(a) Religion.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Desperation.
(d) Love.

4. "A director dealing with elements that exist outside of himself can cheat himself into thinking his work more ______ than it is."
(a) Subjective.
(b) Honest.
(c) True.
(d) Objective.

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. The author writes that "a most powerful explanation of the various arts is that they talk of..." what?

2. Who told the author, "My search is based on the director and the actor. You base yours on the director, actor, audience. I accept that this is possible, but for me it is too indirect"?

3. What play does the author juxtapose against Peter Weiss' play for an example of clarity of meaning?

4. The author refers to Broadway not as a jungle, but a what?

5. Brook claims there are two ways of "speaking about the human condition: there is the process of inspiration" and the process of what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do Deadly Theatre and Shakespeare intersect?

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

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

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

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

7. What does the author say in regard to replication and manner in the Deadly Theatre?

8. What has happened to "ritual" in today's culture, as described by the author?

9. Describe the difference between the Pekin Opera Company and the Formosa Opera Company.

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

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